What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN LEFT FRAME SHEAR TIE AT STA 500D BETWEEN STRINGERS 10L AND 11L. THE SHEAR TIE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW SHEAR TIE WAS INSTALLED IAW BOEING DRAWING 69-73057 AND SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2007
- Submitted
- October 4, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14325
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373T0
- Aircraft serial
- 23455
- Aircraft time
- 62,296 hours, 32,960 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 69730575
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 500d
- 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.