Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 9, 2015
Submitted
June 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53312
Aircraft time
62,718 hours, 45,314 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1437
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

SHEAR TIE BS 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 16 - 17R IS CRACKED. THE SHEAR TIE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

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