Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date
August 10, 2011
Submitted
August 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860NW
Make and model
Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
22,340 hours, 3,039 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

DURING INSTALLATION OF NEW SKIN FOUND SHEAR TIE CLIP AT FR 36 BETWEEN STRINGER P32-P33 CRACKED. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE CLIP IAW A330 51-72-11.

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