What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, BS 540 LT STRINGER 15L, 16L & 17L TIE CLIP FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION BLEND OUT ( 0.009 X 1 X 3 INCHES) AT M/D BS 540 LT STR 15L TO 17L EXCEEDS LIMITATION. SHEAR TIE REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-10-01 PG.8.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2003
- Submitted
- April 30, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N681UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747121
- Aircraft serial
- 19661
- Aircraft time
- 100,611 hours, 25,820 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stringer Clip
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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