Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
February 26, 2014
Submitted
March 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27807
Aircraft time
63,010 hours, 23,372 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
140N20021060
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

C4 CHECK, .960 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS OF SHEAR TIE AT BS 1300 BETWEEN STRINGER 20R TO STRINGER 21R. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT BS 1300 BETWEEN STRINGER 20R TO STRINGER 21R IAW SRM 51-30-01 & DWG 140N2002.

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