Service difficulty report · Shear Ties · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
August 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20353
Part
Shear Ties
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1600/1580
Stage of operation
IN
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 COMP FOUND FRAME SHEAR TIE AT ATTACHMENTS CRACKED AT BS 1600 AND BS 1580, BETWEEN S40 AND S41 RT. REMOVED CRACKED FLANGES OF SHEAR TIES AND REPAIRED SHEAR TIE ACC SRM 53-10-04, FIG 3.