Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 4, 2017
Submitted
October 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49541
Aircraft time
78,695 hours, 60,706 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bulkhead
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

LEFT AND RIGHT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD SPLICES ON FWD SHEAR ANGLE TAB ONLY HAVE TWO FASTENERS ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE CUT(EXAMPLE 2+4)SPLICES ARE AT 26LT AND 27LT AND 26RT AND 27RT. ALSO TWO FASTENERS HAVE CRACK INDICATIONS ON 26RT FWD OF APB 11 INCHES. C/W ERA 562174-14 REV O. (LP0241522)

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