Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 3, 2016
Submitted
June 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55027
Aircraft time
42,755 hours, 29,143 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

AT THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT SPAR, BOTH ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB FITTING CLOSEOUTS ARE CRACKED, MARKED CA016 AND CA017. REPLACED LT OTBD AND INBD ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB FITTING CLOSEOUTS IAW SRM 51-45-05, PARA 10.

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