Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 12, 2012
Submitted
September 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53623
Aircraft time
38,052 hours, 18,146 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 AFT SIDE OF 1451 AFT OF LONGERON 2 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER AARD 51-00-05-1.

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