Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
February 22, 2017
Submitted
March 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55034
Aircraft time
43,336 hours, 29,076 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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 L/E SKIN RIGHT SIDE AT ZFS=52.267 FWD 2 ROWS OF FASTENERS BELOW SPLICE ARE PULLING THROUGH SKIN AND HAVE EVIDENCE OF FRETTING CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS. J.C. 5530-01048-01, STEP 4. REPAIRED THE VERTICAL STAB L/E SKIN IAW JC 5530-01048-01 AND SG 95550001. NO CORROSION NOTED.

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