- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2000
- Submitted
- December 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N482EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747212B
- Aircraft serial
- 20713
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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
HAECO-HKG - C6/D-CHECK - RIGHT WING WS 669.5 RIB UPPER CHORD MOST FORWARD SHEAR TIE FOUND CRACKED. STOP HOLE DRILLED PER BSB 747-54-2273 REV 2 FIG 7, EDDY CURRENT INSP. CUT OUT PER NTM PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 4. NO CRACK BEYOND STOP DRILL HOLE. UPPER CHORD REPAIRED PER BSB 747-57-2273 REV 2 FIGS 8 AND 9. (X)