Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 14, 2011
Submitted
August 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49546
Aircraft time
62,284 hours, 48,574 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

SDR. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT STA 1451 FORMER SHEAR TIE CLIP CRACKED BETWEEN LONGERON 1 AND 3R. FABRICATED SHEAR TIE CLIP IAW DRAWING NR 9911860 ITEM 17. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE CLIP STA 1451 BETWEEN LONGERON 1 AND 3R IAW MD 80 SRM 51-30-5 PG 12. AT SAA/SAT DURING HMV ON N/R 230278 W/O 88404420001.

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