Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 26, 2004
Submitted
February 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20324
Aircraft time
70,871 hours, 20,783 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo
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, AFT CARGO BILGE AREA - FX 1820, STR 44R - 46R SHEAR TIES CORRODED. BS 1820 TO 1820, STR R44-R46 CORROSION REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-01, CORROSION BLEND OUT 0.040 INCH X 0.5 INCH X 1 INCH EXCEED SRM 53-10-01 FIG 1 LIMITS. FLANGE REPAIRED REFER SRM 53-10-04 FIG 3 AND CIC APPLIED IAW EO M-5100-2780-E.