Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 7, 2010
Submitted
September 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49575
Aircraft time
60,764 hours, 32,054 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 ACCS SHEAR TIE CRACKED AFT SIDE OF 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 16 AND 17 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-30-05.

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