SDR DALA14025740960

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: April 22, 2014
Submitted: April 25, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N960DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49979
Aircraft time: 62,941 hours, 46,952 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
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

CRACK ON SHEAR TIE BETWEEN STRINGERS 1 AND 2R, ORIGINATING FROM FIRST FASTENER, FROM INBD CLOSE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER DORSAL FIN ATTACH FITTING. REMOVED SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE, TREATED AND PRIMED SHEAR TIE AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-10-3, DWG 9911860, REV L, FAS ENGINE REPORT NR 2-37153-801A, REV A.

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