What was found
DURING INSPECTION FOUND MAIN DECK ZONE 'C' LEFT TENSION TIES SLOPING SHEAR WEB SUPPORTING GUSSET CRACKED AT BS 1120. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED GUSSET AS PER SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2012
- Submitted
- August 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N671US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 26477
- Aircraft time
- 59,352 hours, 7,488 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Web
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Deck
- 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.