Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 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
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

AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT SHEAR TIE CLIP CRACKED STA 1380 BETWEEN LONGERON 13 AND 14R. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF FORMER AND 2EA ANGLE REPAIR SPLICES IAW MD80 SRM 53-03 FIG 3. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF FORMER AND 2EA REPAIR SPLICES IAW MD80 SRM 53-03 FIG 3. AT SAA/SAT DURING HMV ON N/R 203268.

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