Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747481

Difficulty date
July 13, 2017
Submitted
July 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429MC
Make and model
Boeing 747481
Aircraft serial
24833
Aircraft time
96,607 hours, 13,850 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Skin
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

LEFT WING TE INBD AILERON ACTUATOR COMPARTMENT HAS A CRACK ON UPPER WING SKIN ANGLE SUPPORT BRACKET ON RIB BEHIND PANEL 573AB. REPAIRED LT WING TE RIB AND SUPPORT ANGLE AT WBL 445.94 IAW EA 747-5700-28-A6834, REV IR, AND EO 4457A609, REV 0.