SDR FDEA201503180971

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date: March 18, 2015
Submitted: March 18, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N673FE
Make and model: Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial: 780
Aircraft time: 249 hours, 13,429 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
Part: Shear Tie
Part number: FXSRM53141360
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
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

ACCESS THRU FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT FRAME 26, BILGE AREA, CENTERLINE SHEAR TIE ONE EACH FASTENER HOLE HAS CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE, CLIP, IAW SRM-51-40-21. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE, CLIP, ON T15 1126563 MAT 2024-0 .063C HEAT TREATED TO T42 IAW SRM 53-14-13, PN SRM 53-14-13-60. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE, CLIP, IAW-SRM-51-40-21. CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR CAT A REPAIR.

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