Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
April 27, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
257
Aircraft time
34,661 hours, 29,306 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

A/C BAY AT RT SIDE OF KEEL BEAM AND ON TOP VERTICAL FLANGE OF FR 46 , 1 SHEAR TIE BRACKET HAS CRACK .51 LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW A310-200 SRM 51-72-10 AND EA 6-5320-110446.

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