SDR ABXA050355

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
October 25, 2005
Submitted
December 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46061
Aircraft time
76,958 hours, 27,728 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta 440
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STA 440, LONGERON 31 RIGHT (REF. NRC HY-275). REMOVED AREA STRUCTURE FOR ACCESS, REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF FORMER SECTION/SHEAR TIE, LONGERON 30 RIGHT AND LONGERON 31 RIGHT, STA 440. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS: 1 FORMER SECTION FROM 0.071" 2024-T3 AND 1 SPLICE DOUBLER FROM 0.071" 2024-T3. BOTH PO NR 1122792. FIT, TREATED, AND PRIMED PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. REINSTALLED STRUCTURE REMOVED FOR ACCESS REF DC8 SRM 53-2-0, FIG 2B.

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