Service difficulty report · Spar · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
August 28, 2013
Submitted
August 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000201
Aircraft time
15,603 hours, 8,957 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
15,603 hours, 8,957 cycles
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

TWO CRACKS IN LT STUB WING SPAR III ,CRACK INDICATIONS AT THE 3 & 7 O`CLOCK, CRACKS START AT THE FWD SURFACE OF THE BLKHD EXTEND 0.125" INTO THE BORE WITH AN AMPLITUDE OF 100 PERCENT AND 60 PERCENT. PHASE ANGLE= 311, DEGREES L=0.300") WERE FOUND IN THE CRITICAL FASTENER HOLE ON THE LT SIDE AFTER IT HAD BEEN ENLARGED TO 8MM (.314") DIAMETER IAW THE SB170-57-0038. SINCE THE REPAIR OF A CRACKED HOLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE SB, A REPAIR WAS REQUESTED FROM MFG. THE CRACK DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY SPOT FACING TO .625" AND INSTALLING AN OVERSIZED BUSHING IAW ETD2013-170-030355A.

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