What was found
CRACKED LOWER TEE CAP BS 1437, LONGERON 2R AND 2L AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. A/A, SM, CARD 63, ZONE 61. CAP WAS REPAIRED IAW 53-01, FIG. 2, LENGTH CRACKS: 3.625", 1.625", 4", 3.062".
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2015
- Submitted
- November 3, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53313
- Aircraft time
- 62,489 hours, 45,344 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1437
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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