Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 25, 2003
Submitted
March 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46080
Aircraft time
68,460 hours, 25,963 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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, INSIDE 60 PANEL STA 1766 AFT SIDE SHEAR TIE ABOVE LONG 9R IS CRACKED. CUT OFF CRACKED SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED SHEAR TIE AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2A.

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