Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
May 4, 2020
Submitted
May 4, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
3WTR399B
West Star Aviation, LLC
Aircraft
N998GC
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500008
Aircraft time
3,028 hours, 1,850 cycles
Part
Spar Web
Part number
50510176007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
3,028 hours, 1,850 cycles
Component
Vertical Stab · Emb
Component part number
50510200803
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

DURING GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION (GVI) OF VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR WEB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN TWO PLACES NEAR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT POINT. ONE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 12MM LONG AND THE SECOND CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 9MM LONG. BOTH WERE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. THE CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO EMBRAER (CASE EEJ-03895888) AND THE CRACKS WILL BE REPAIRED BY APPLYING DOUBLERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERING.

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