What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:4C, CENTER CARGO SHEAR TIE HAS CORROSION BETWEEN L-51L TO L51R, STA 1741 ON LOWER AN UPPER FACE OF SHEAR TIE. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE BY FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT PART REF SRM 53-00-06, REPAIR 1, FIG 202.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2011
- Submitted
- August 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N285UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48457
- Aircraft time
- 82,559 hours, 14,082 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- AFA001021
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1741 L51l-R
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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