Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 16, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46018
Aircraft time
69,173 hours, 45,885 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: C1, SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED AT STATION 1380 LONG. 29L TO 30L. REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE REPAIR IAW SRM. 53-2-0 FIG. 2A.

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