Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
July 1, 2017
Submitted
July 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55039
Aircraft time
42,149 hours, 27,811 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

LOOSE FASTENERS ON LT/RT SIDE AT VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE (REPAIR DOUBLER) AND REMOVABLE LEADING EDGE, STA ZFS=52.267. SEVERAL COUNTERSINK ON REMOVABLE LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE WERE MEASURED ABOVE 0.540" WERE LIMIT IS 0.517" AND ABOVE 0.420" WERE LIMIT IS 0.396" THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF LIMITS PER SG95550001 REV B.

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