Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 9, 2015
Submitted
February 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1338
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 BS 1338, BETWEEN LONGERON 14R AND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-10-3 AND DWG 99115558.

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