Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 19, 2000
Submitted
November 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45944
Aircraft time
73,582 hours, 47,807 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

INSPECTION TYPE:C2, CRACK IN SHEAR TIE FS 1360 BETWEEN LONGERON 32 TO 31 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SHEAR TIE, FABD NEW SHEAR TIE SECTION AND DOUBLER STRAP, ALODINED AND PRIMED, INSTALLED TIE SECTION AND DOUBLER STRAP.

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