Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 8, 2017
Submitted
February 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49591
Aircraft time
76,222 hours, 58,049 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1380
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

AFT ACCESORIES BAY HAD A CRACKED SHEAR TIE BS 1380, LONGERON 15R. THE SHEAR TIE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM. 53-14-4, 51-30-5, AND 51-30-2.

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