What was found
DURING BASIC CHECK, AN APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER RT SKIN JUST AFT OF THE HOISTING POINT. REPAIRED IAW ETD2017-170-099340A.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 2017
- Submitted
- November 22, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N617CZ
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170200LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000210
- Aircraft time
- 26,724 hours, 15,425 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 17063701013
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.