Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 20, 2015
Submitted
September 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
44,173 hours, 21,247 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

CRACKED SHEAR TIE FWD SIDE OF FRAME 1380 ABOVE L14R. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT STATION 1380, L14R IAW AARD 53-10-00-20.

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