Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 20, 2008
Submitted
December 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49575
Aircraft time
56,388 hours, 30,136 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT STATION 674 FROM LONGERON 29 LEFT TO LONGERON 29 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE AND SPLICE AT STATION 674, FROM LONGERON 29 LEFT AND LONGERON 29 RIGHT PER SRM 53-03-00 FIGURE 3 SHEET 1.

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