Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 12, 2016
Submitted
July 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55139
Aircraft time
42,589 hours, 29,217 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

DURING C CHECK, MAINTENANCE REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE LOWER FIXED LEADING EDGE PANEL COMMON TO THE ZFS=52 SPLICE STRAP. ON THE PANEL, ALL FASTENER LOCATIONS WERE BADLY OVERSIZED AND SKIN WASHERS HAD WORN INTO THE SURFACE ON THE LT UPPER AND LOWER ROW, AND MOST OF THE RT UPPER AND LOWER ROW. TRIMMED OFF ALL UPPER AND LOWER ROW HOLES, INSTALLED A NEW BONDED FINGER DOUBLER, FILLERS AND AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER.SECTION II. NSTALLED A DOUBLER ONTO THE UPPER REMOVABLE LE SKIN TO FACILITATE AN EXTERNAL SPLICE, AND INSTALLED A REPAIR BUSHING AT ONE HOLE ON THE UPPER REMOVEABLE LE SKIN.

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