Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 22, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21491
Aircraft time
42,978 hours, 29,096 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 990 S28-29r
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

UPON REMOVAL OF SHEAR TIE FOR FRAME REMOVAL, FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED ON OTBD UPPER CORNER, BS 990, BETWEEN STRINGER 28R AND 29R. REMOVED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-30-2 REV 103 FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE FROM BAC1505-39042 7075-T6511 7" LONG IAW BAC DWG 65-16340 AND SRM 51-30-5 REV 103 INSTALLED SHEAR TIE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2