Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 6, 2012
Submitted
December 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49732
Aircraft time
68,873 hours, 36,339 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION ON FORWARD AND AFT SIDE OF SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1155 BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 LEFT AND 29 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR-TIE AT STATION 1155 PER AARD 51-00-05-1.

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