What was found
DURING HMV4, FOUND AFT ACCESSORY STA 1437 L2L VERTICAL STAB FITTING OTBD SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FASTENERS. R & R SHEAR TIE FABBED FROM 7075-T6 0.071 INSTALLED SHEAR TIE.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2010
- Submitted
- December 30, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49540
- Aircraft time
- 61,567 hours, 48,133 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 991184093
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Sta 1437 L2l
- 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.