Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49453
Aircraft time
73,461 hours, 33,739 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

CRACK IN SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1429 BETWEEN LONGERON 2 LEFT AND LONGERON 3 LEFT. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER EA MD80-53-013392.

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