Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
January 11, 2011
Submitted
January 11, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
61,864 hours, 33,925 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
62,864 hours, 33,925 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(FOTR) FUSELAGE CABIN INTERIOR, HAS CRACK INDICATION ON SHEARTIE, STR 8R BS 1130. REMOVED FASTENERS AT FUSELAGE FRAME IN MAIN CABIN BS 1130 STR 8R IAW SRM 51-30-2. C/W HFEC INSP IAW NDTM 51-00-00, FIG 23, PART 6. NO CRACKS NOTED. CUT SHEARTIE DIMENSION 6.2' X .2" IAW SRM 53-10-4, FIG 11. FABRICATED SHEARTIE REPAIR FROM 7075-0 .080 PO 900327, DIMENSION 3.5" X 6.2" IAW SRM 53-10-4, FIG 11. HEATED TREATED PART FROM 7075-0 TO 7075-T6 IAW REPORT 2-37153-801A. PARTS LOCATED AND DRILLED AT BS 1130 STRI 8R IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-6. PARTS TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. SHEARTIE AND SHEARTIE SUPPORT ANGLE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-4, FIG 11.