What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C3, BLADDER TANK LEFT HAND SIDE SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT LOWER FRAME AT APPROX STA 1289.REMOVED CRACKED SHEARTIE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IN LH BLADDER TANK STA 1289 IAW SRM 51-33-01 AND SRM 51-35-01. (MINOR)
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2020
- Submitted
- August 3, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N279UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48573
- Aircraft time
- 76,141 hours, 14,936 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- AYB703511
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1289
- 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.