Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
December 7, 2016
Submitted
January 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498SA
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
26334
Aircraft time
54,318 hours, 33,983 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
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

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT BS 967 BETWEEN STR27R & STR26R FRAME SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED. REPAIRED FUSELAGE FROM SHEAR TIE SECTION AT BS 967 BETWEEN STRINGER 27 RIGHT AND STRINGER 26 RIGHT DUE TO CRACK IAW SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 10 FIG 201 DETAIL I.

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