What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C3, STA 1766 AFT SIDE SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED AT LOWER END BETWEEN LONGERON 9L AND 10L. STOPDRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B.
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2003
- Submitted
- January 9, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N702UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45902
- Aircraft time
- 66,981 hours, 24,729 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft 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.