Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
June 10, 2007
Submitted
June 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
99,304 hours, 17,217 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 840
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

BS 840R FRAME TO TENSION TIE CONNECTION FOUND NR 14 AND 19 HOLE CRACKED. BS 840 FRAME TO TENSION TIE CONNECTION REPAIRED AS PER BOEING MESSAGE 1-340418286-2 AND FAA FORM 8100-9.