Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 1, 2018
Submitted
August 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53618
Aircraft time
53,194 hours, 27,148 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
995301630
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1463
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

SHEAR TIE AT BS 1463, INBOARD OF LONGERON 3R HAD A CRACK INDICATION. REPLACED THE SHEAR TIE IAW 51-00-05-1.

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