What was found
FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT FRAME 720 BETWEEN S-27R AND S-28R. CUTOUT DAMAGED SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE, & INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 11, SRM 53-10-2 FIG 3, SRM 51-30-2 & ER 2-37153-801.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2011
- Submitted
- October 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N234FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial
- 21328
- Aircraft time
- 74,478 hours, 47,204 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 651766334
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 720 S27-28r
- 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.