Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
May 19, 2016
Submitted
June 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55099
Aircraft time
27,893 hours, 18,506 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

DAMAGE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER RT SKATE ANGLE AND SKIN BETWEEN L2R AND L4R, BETWEEN STA 1103 AND 1145. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF CRACK IAW NDT/SPM 06-10-01.001, MARKED THE END OF THE CRACK END AND VERIFIED AFT CRACK EXTENDS INTO CENTER OF A RIVET HOLE OTBD OF SKATE ANGLE. CONTAINED DAMAGE BY STOP DRILL .2500". APPLIED SPEED TAPE AND IDENTIFIED AS ENGINEERING APPROVED IAW ER/A 547090-14, REV ORIGINAL SECTION II. REPAIRED RT SKATE ANGLE IAW ER/A 547541-14, REV ORIGINAL. ER/A MATCHES ALL PRIS. REPAIRED SKIN BETWEEN L2R AND L4R, BETWEEN BS 1103 AND 1145 IAW ER/A 547396-14, REV ORIGINAL. ER/A MATCHES ALL PRIS. CLOSED LOG AND REMOVED MONITOR INSP IAW ALERT.

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