Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 31, 2000
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
73,303 hours, 24,727 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
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:C1 AFT PIT STA 1040 SHEAR CLIP FWD SIDE BETWEEN L36 & L35L IS EXFOLIATED. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF SHEAR TIE, FABED NEW SECTION OF SHEAR TIE ALODINED AND PRIMED INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SHEAR TIE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 & 51-1-8.

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