What was found
DURING C5/D INSPECTION, FOUND CENTER FUEL TANK LOWER NR 5 SHEAR TIE CRACKED, BS 1000. SHEAR TIE REPLACED PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747212B
- Aircraft serial
- 20712
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 65B156971
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1000
- Part time
- 79,733 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.