What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C. FOUND CRACKS IN SHEAR TIE STRINGER CUTOUTS AND SKIN ATTACHMENT AT BS.1840, BETWEEN S43/44, S45/46 AND S46/47LT. REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIES AND REPAIRED SHEAR TIES ACC SRM.53-10-04, FIG.42.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N671UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747123
- Aircraft serial
- 20323
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1840
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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