Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
March 21, 2012
Submitted
March 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft serial
24176
Aircraft time
64,720 hours, 22,786 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
140N200655
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1300
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

SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED AT FRAME BS 1300 BETWEEN S20L AND S21L. FABRICATED AND LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-53-01. CRACK LENGTH 1.5". INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE, IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 140N2006. MAJOR REPAIR.

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