Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 30, 2011
Submitted
March 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53629
Aircraft time
33,303 hours, 15,924 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 1451 AFT OF LONGERON 2 LEFT. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE PER AARD 51-10-00-5.

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