What was found
FUSELAGE STATION 680 BETWEEN RIGHT STR 15 AND STR 16, THERE IS A 5 INCH CRACK IN THE FRAME SHEAR TIE THROUGH ATTACH FASTENER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-10-4 AND SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N17789
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 20643
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 680
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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