Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 29, 2010
Submitted
November 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
32,484 hours, 15,286 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

SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT AFT SIDE OF FRAME 1451 AFT OF LONGERON 2 RIGHT. NEW SHEAR TIE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-05.

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