- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2010
- Submitted
- January 18, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N481FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21463
- Aircraft time
- 44,955 hours, 28,934 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 65159371
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 680 S28l/R
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
CORRODED SHEAR TIE FWD PIT BS. 680 STR 28L TO 28R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EX SRM 51-10-1 REV 102 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 13 REV 102. FABRICATED RADIUS FILLER IAW SRM 53-10 -4 FIG 13 INSTALLED DOUBLER, SHEAR TIE AND RADIUS FILLER IAW SRM 51-30-2 REV 102.