Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Lkheed 188C

Difficulty date
February 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1968R
Make and model
Lkheed 188C
Aircraft serial
188C2007
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Part time
42,551 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 SCHEDULED NR 1 CHECK, FOUND NR 2 NACELLE SHEAR TIE CRACKED (APPROX .25 IN) AT NAC STA -31, 13 INCHES ABOVE LOWER LONGERON. REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-2-9, M-54 NR 101.