Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 19, 1999
Submitted
April 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
88,287 hours
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

FOUND DURING D-CHECK, SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FRAME STATION 660 L21-22R. STOP DRILLED CRACK. NDT CONFIRMED CRACK HAD BEEN STOPPED. WELDED CRACK PER MIL-STD-2219. NDT WELD NO FLAWS FOUND PER EO NR 99-186 WITH APPROVED 8110-3 DATED 11/15/99. (M)

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