Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 8, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
70,876 hours, 53,547 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1193
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 COMPARTMENT, LAV SPILL: SHEAR TIE CORRODED BS 1193 BETWEEN L29L TO L30. MAX MATERIAL REMOVED WAS .005" FROM ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF .071" IAW DWG 9936073. PART IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.

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