Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
September 11, 2001
Submitted
October 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
19661
Aircraft time
97,510 hours, 25,124 cycles
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 980 RT STR 45 - 46 FRAME SHEAR TIE CORROSION AND CRACK FOUND AS MARKED. THE CORRODED SHEAR TIE WAS TRIMMED OFF, AND WAS REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-04 FIG 3 HFEC INSP CONFIRMED CRACK FREE AS PER NTM PT6, 51-00-00 FIG 4.