Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 22, 2016
Submitted
October 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55088
Aircraft time
41,190 hours, 28,745 cycles
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 STAB LEADING EDGE AT VSS ZFS 52.267 SPLICE HAS NUMEROUS LOOSE SCREWS & SCREWS PULLING INTO SKIN & ELONGATED HOLES. REPAIRED THE VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE SKIN IAW DWG SR95550001 AND JC 5530-01048-03. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE BAN IAW ER/A 549632-14 REV O AND INSTALLED IAW SR95550001.

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