- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2003
- Submitted
- August 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45950
- Aircraft time
- 67,355 hours, 27,634 cycles
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- 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, AFT PIT STA 1200 STR 33L SHEAR TIE FITTING CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. LOCATE AND DRILLED NEW FITTING AND FABRICATED SPLICE ANGLES IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D. ALODINE AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED 2 FITTING AND SPLICE ANGLES IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D.