Service difficulty report · Spar · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
October 5, 2015
Submitted
October 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000205
Aircraft time
21,536 hours, 12,451 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
21,536 hours, 12,451 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

DURING BASIC CHECK, INSPECTION DISCOVERED MIGRATING BUSHINGS PN 171-12123-001 & 171-12122-001 ON THE WING STUB FITTING IN SPAR III AT Y=1118 & -1118. THESE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW EO E17X-57MA-004 IAW SB 170-57-0038. VT-SAA REQUESTED A REPAIR & RECEIVED ETD 2015-170-090114 WHICH PROVIDES A PERMANENT REPAIR BY REMOVING THE MIGRATING BUSHINGS, OVERSIZING THE SPAR 3 HOLES & INSTALLING OVERSIZED BUSHINGS. THE FINAL REAM HOLE SIZES AFTER REMOVING THE DAMAGE ARE AS FOLLOWS, LT SIDE .4065 INCH & RT SIDE .4069 INCH. THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS NOT A MAJOR ALTERATION, BUT USING THE SAME NUMBERING CONVENTION FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. ENGINEERING HAS CLASSIFIED THIS REPAIR AS A MAJOR REPAIR. THIS STRUCTURE IS PSE & FCS & REQUIRES FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS. E17X-57MA-004.17 WILL BE ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS IAW ETD 2015-170-090114 ANAC DER FORM ATTACHED. TASK 57-01-008-0003, EXTERNAL DET THRESHOLD OF 33,000 FC, INTERVAL OF 16,900 FC IS SUFFICIENT & IS MET USING THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS MPG & MRBR REVISION 11. THRESHOLD IS COUNTED SINCE NEW. POST MOD SB170-57-0038. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS MAJOR REPAIR WAS ON EO E17X-57MA-004.16 UNDER WO 1966211.

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