Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 23, 2017
Submitted
January 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53614
Aircraft time
48,073 hours, 23,498 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 MAINTENANCE. SHEAR TIE AT AFT SIDE OF STATION 1380 FUSELAGE FRAME AND L14R IS CRACKED. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE IAW AARD 53-10-00-20.

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