Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
March 10, 2001
Submitted
March 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20353
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C6 AFT CARGO COMPT - FRAME SHEAR TIE AFT FACE FOUND CORRODED AT STA 1680, BETWEEN STR 51 LT TO STR 51 RT. AFT CARGO COMPT SHEAR TIE CORROSION REMOVED & REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-04 FIG 3A. BLEND OUT CORROSION DEPTH 0.030 INCH, WIDTH 1 INCH, LENGTH 2 INCH.