SDR DALA2016041502927

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date: April 14, 2016
Submitted: April 15, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N956AT
Make and model: Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial: 55018
Aircraft time: 43,165 hours, 29,827 cycles
System (JASC): 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Damaged
Location: Vertical Stab
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E ZFS 52.267, NUMEROUS FASTENERS LOOSE, SEVERAL FASTENERS PULLED THROUGH AND PARTIALLY PULLED THROUGH. REPAIRED VERTICAL STABILIZER L/W FASTENERS HOLES IAW SERVICE DWG SG 95550001, REPAIRED CRACK ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. FOUND DURING OPEN HOLE SCAN, LT SPAR CAP UPPER FLANGE AT BS ZFS52 IAW ER/A 544360-14 REV ORIGINAL, AND DWG SG95550005.

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