What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3CCENTER WING TANK RH ACCESS ENTRANCE STRUTURE UPPER LH SHEAR TIE CRACKED.REMOVED, FABRICATED CRACKED SHEAR TIE AND INSTALLED IN CENTER WING TANK RH ACCESS ENTRANCE IAW DRAWING APB7351-2 AND MD-11 SRM 51-30-01. (MINOR)
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2020
- Submitted
- May 26, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N261UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48805
- Aircraft time
- 78,606 hours, 14,572 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- APB73512
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.