SDR FDEA201002080409

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date: February 8, 2010
Submitted: February 15, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N482FE
Make and model: Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial: 21464
Aircraft time: 44,911 hours, 28,829 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
Part: Shear Tie
Part number: 65159301
Condition: Corroded
Location: Bs 540 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

FWD PIT - CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT BS 540, BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L AND 28R. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM, REV 102, 51-10-6. UT INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00, FIGURE 3, PART 4. ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF .046", MATERIAL LOSS OF .001", MATERIAL REMAINING .045". AREA FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-1.