SDR MWEA010500

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC914

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800ME
Make and model
Doug DC914
Aircraft serial
45842
Aircraft time
88,120 hours, 90,362 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
49114612
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

RIGHT WING FUEL TANK, SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT XRS 164 OUTBOARD SIDE BETWEEN AFT SPAR AND STRINGER NR 1. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE, BLENDED OUT DRILL MARKS, FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW CLIP.

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