Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
February 16, 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
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, AFT OF BULK CARGO COMPT- RT STA 2220 IN BETWEEN STR 40 AND STR 44 SHEAR TIE ATTACH ANGLE FOUND CORROSION CRACKED. CORROSION BLEND OUT 0.071 X 1 X 3 INCH EXCEED SRM 53-10-01 FIG 1 LIMIT. ANGLE REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-03 FIG 2. CIC APPLIED IAW EO M-5100-2780-1.