Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 19, 2016
Submitted
April 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
45,560 hours, 22,504 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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MX. SHEAR TIE AT FS 1307, ABOVE LONGERON 16L IS CRACKED. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-70-05-00 & EA 259750.

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