Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
March 10, 2006
Submitted
April 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
19661
Aircraft time
106,939 hours, 27,146 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1660 S38-39l
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.

What was found

AFT CARGO COMPT BS 1660 STR 38L-39L FRAME SHEAR TIE FOUND CRACKED, CRACK LENGTH 1/2". AFT CARGO COMPT BS 1660 STR 38L - 39L SHEAR TIE REPAIRED AS PER HX RS NR R53-61-35429 AND UPS EO NR B747-5310-24081-A.