SDR 7KFAN574EH

Service difficulty report · Spar · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
November 20, 2009
Submitted
November 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574EH
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760369
Aircraft time
5,488 hours
Part
Spar
Part number
7620105002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
5,488 hours
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 A SCHEDULED 50 HOUR TAIL BOOM INSP, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE CRACK IS 6 INCHES LONG THROUGH THE AFT WEB BETWEEN THE AFT CAP ANGLES RIVET TO RIVET, AT APPROX WL118. THIS TAILBOOM INSP SPECIFICALLY CALLS FOR A CRACK INSP OF THIS AREA. THIS ACFT IS PRE CSN 76-220A, WHICH IS THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. PRE CSN 76-220A ACFT REQUIRE A REPETITIVE 50 HOUR INSP OF THIS AREA, POST CSN 76-220A MOVES THIS INSP TO 300 HOUR REQUIREMENT.