Service difficulty report · Tie Clip · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
May 9, 2011
Submitted
June 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47651
Aircraft time
76,010 hours, 63,413 cycles
Part
Tie Clip
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

TIE CLIP CRACKED AT LT SIDE AFT WALL STA 1136, BELOW LONGERON 14L (MAJOR REPAIR) RII: Y FOUND IN COMING ELONGATED HOLE ON SKIN. EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER INSTALLED TOGETHER WITH THE NEW TIE CLIPS (ANGLES). ACCOMPLISHED ER/A 493033-14, REV ORIG, 2 EA SPLICES AND A NEW LONGERON SECTION WERE INSTALLED ON LONG 14L PER REF DC9 SRM 53-02, PAGE 49, 50.

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