Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 2, 2010
Submitted
August 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53625
Aircraft time
30,991 hours, 14,814 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
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

AFT ACCESSORY SHEAR TIE CRACKED AFT SIDE OF 1437 AFT OF LONGERON 2 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE SHEAR-TIE AT STATION 1437 LONGERON 2 RIGHT PER SRM 51-30-05.

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