What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE SHEAR TIE AT FS 640 AND STR 27L, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2000
- Submitted
- August 16, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N796FT
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46104
- Aircraft time
- 83,987 hours, 28,021 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- 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.