Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 19, 2010
Submitted
July 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
40,827 hours, 30,637 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Bs 640 S27-28l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

IMPROPER SPACING OF FASTENERS IN SHEAR TIE AT BS 640 BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L AND 27L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15. CUT OUT ORIGINAL SKIN AND MCD DOUBLER DIM: 1 1/2" X 1" IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1B. FABRICATED SHEAR TIE FROM 7075 0 .063" DIM: 6" X 2" IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15 AND DRAWING 65-17663. FABRICATED SKIN DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .080" DIM: 12 1/2" X 12 1/4" AND FILLER FROM 2024 T3 .063" DIM" 13 1/2" X 8 5/8" IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1B. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE, SKIN DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15 REV 103 AND SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1B REV H.