Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 1, 2010
Submitted
July 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
40,827 hours, 30,637 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
65545733
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Bs 540 S27-28l
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

IMPROPER FASTENERS IN SHEAR TIE AT BS 540 BETWEEN S28 AND 27L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SHEAR TIE DIM: 6" X 2 1/4". FABRACATED NEW SHEAR TIE FROM 7075 O .063" DIM. 6" X 2 1/4" AND RADIUS FILLER FROM 7075 T-6 .063" DIM. 6" X 7/8" IAW SRM 53-10-4, FIG 14. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE AND RADIUS FILLER IAW SRM 51-30-2. CUT OUT ORIGINAL SKIN AND DOUBLER DIM. 1 7/8" X 1 3/4". FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024 T-3 .080" DIM. 9 3/8" X 10 5/8" AND FILLER FROM 2024 T-3 .063" DIM. 12 1/4" X 6 3/4" AND FILLER FROM 2024 T-3 .050" DIM. 1 7/8" X 1 3/4" IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG. 1B. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND (2 EA.) FILLERS IAW SRM 51-30-2 REV 103 AND SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1B. REV H.