Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 30, 2001
Submitted
January 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45949
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:IN AFT PRESS BULKHEAD CANTED WEB 2 SHEAR TIES CRACKED RT SIDE BETWEEN L10 & L11 45 ANGLE BRACKET ATTACHED TO CONTROL BULKHEAD CRACKED AS MARKED. REMOVED EXISTING FASTENER FOR REPAIR. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER.

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