Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
June 24, 2021
Submitted
July 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7820L
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
28253
Aircraft time
52,814 hours, 34,351 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 747 S27l
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

**CORROSION** AFT CARGO BILGE WITH CORROSION AROUND FASTENER AT FWD SIDE OF FRAME AT BSTA 747 AND S-27L ; / [01] REMOVED FASTENERS ON FRAME; AT STR. 27L; STA: 747'; PER REF. B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [02] VERIFIED REMOVED FASTENERS ON FRAME; AT STR. 27L; STA: 747; [03] REMOVED EXFOLIATED CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE OF FRAME STA: 747' AND STR. 27L; AREA OUT OF LIMITS PER REF. B737 SRM 53-00-07-1A-1; FIG. 102 ; DETAIL 'C'; [04] VERIFIED REMOVED EXFOLIATED CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE OF FRAME STA: 747' AND STR. 27L; AREA OUT OF LIMITS; [05] REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE ON AFT CARGO COMP. AT STA: 747' AND STR.-27L; PER REF. B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [06] VERIFIED REMOVAL STEP 5.; [07] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SHEAR TIE; PER REF. B737 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [08] OK TO PRIME NEW SHEAR TIE.; [09] APPLIED PRIMER ON NEW SHEAR TIE; PER REF. B737 AMM 51-21-72-370-804; [10] VERIFIED APPLICATION OF PRIMER TO SHEAR TIE. OK TO INSTALL.; [11] INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE ON AFT CARGO STA:747' AND STR-27L; PER REF. B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [12] VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF NEW SHEAR TIE ON AFT CARGO STA 747.; [13] REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE ON AFT CARGO COMP. AT STA: 747' AND STR: 27L; AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER REF. B737 SRM 51- 40-02-0G-0 AND DRAWING # 146A3010; [14] VERIFIED REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF SHEAR TIE ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STA 747.

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