Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747281F

Difficulty date
November 8, 2011
Submitted
November 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783SA
Make and model
Boeing 747281F
Aircraft serial
23919
Aircraft time
93,246 hours, 17,933 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
69B142679
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
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

WING CENTER SECTION FRONT SPAR LOCATION RBBL 33.89 SHEAR TIE (P/N:69B14267-9) WAS FOUND CRACK. A NEW SHEAR TIE WAS FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING 69B14267-9. THE REWORK OF TWO TAPER HOLES WAS PERFORMED PER BOEING MESSAGE NUMBER TEC-SOF-11-0096 AND SRM 51-30-05. DETAILS OF THE REWORK ARE RECORDED IN EA-57-0635.