Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 11, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49545
Aircraft time
62,169 hours, 47,858 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
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 CARGO COMPT SHEAR TIE BETWEEN LONGERON 30 AND 29R STA 1136 CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR CLIP AT STA 1136 LONGERON 26L TO 29R IAW DC-9/MD80 SRM 51-30-05.

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