SDR UIEA200500079

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747271C

Difficulty date: May 24, 2005
Submitted: June 21, 2005
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N536MC
Make and model: Boeing 747271C
Aircraft serial: 22403
Engine: Ge CF650E2
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
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

FRAME 440, RT SIDE BETWEEN STRINGERS 10A AND 11 TOP HOLE OF FRAME TO FUSELAGE SKIN ATTACHMENT ANGLE HAS .2500 INCH CRACK GOING UPWARD AND .0625 INCH CRACK GOING DOWNWARD. CUTOUT CRACKED SECTION OF ATTACHMENT ANGLE IAW SRM. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP OF CUTOUT OF DAMAGE IAW NDT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM. EO ISSUED TO DOCUMENT MAJOR REPAIR. (K)