What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, CTR TANK FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD SHEAR TIE FOUND CRACKED AT LBL 35 INCH CTR TANK FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD, SHEAR TIE REPLACED AT LBL 35 INCH IAW SRM 51-10-01 PG 8.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2004
- Submitted
- September 15, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N520UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747200
- Aircraft serial
- 21943
- Aircraft time
- 77,131 hours, 17,128 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7Q
- System (JASC)
- 5714 · Wing, Center Box
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ctr Tank
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.