What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RT VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN. THE CRACK IS 7.5 INCH LONG AND IS 4.5 INCH FROM THE REAR SPAR RIVET LINE.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2006
- Submitted
- November 3, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N822MD
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100
- Aircraft serial
- 17000043
- Aircraft time
- 5,575 hours, 3,761 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF348E5
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300
- 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.