What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACK ON AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT SHEAR TIE AT THE AFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE STATION 1437, LONGERON 12R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW AARD 51-00-00 AND SRM 51-02-00.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2017
- Submitted
- July 4, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N501AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49738
- Aircraft time
- 78,544 hours, 41,833 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 991184082
- 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.