What was found
CRACK ON SHEAR TIE AT FUSELAGE SKIN AND FRAME AT STA 1429 BETWEEN LONGERON 1 AND LONGERON 2R. C/W AT SAA/SAT DURING HMV ON N/R 185707 W/O 88407000001.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2011
- Submitted
- August 22, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53420
- Aircraft time
- 46,070 hours, 36,764 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 9953016U30
- 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.