Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 18, 2016
Submitted
November 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55089
Aircraft time
41,753 hours, 28,843 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

FS 1087 LONGERON 14R EMPENNAGE SKIN HAS 3 EA CRACKS, MARKED. HFEC VERIFIED IAW NDTSPM ETHF PROCEDURE 1, 06-10-01.001. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA; FABRICATED AND INSTALL FILLER/EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW ER/A 551823-14 REV, ORIGINAL AT F/S 1087 LONGERON 14R.

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