Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 19, 2011
Submitted
December 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49649
Aircraft time
67,847 hours, 35,682 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

RIGHT SIDE SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME 1380 ABOVE LONGERON 14 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1380 LONGERON 14 RIGHT PER AARD 53-10-00-20.

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