What was found
SUPPORT FITTING ON CENTER FUEL TANK FWD FACE WAS FOUND CRACKED ON BS 645, LBL 22, AND Z-9 AT FWD CARGO BAY. THE STIFFENER WAS REMOVED, FABRICATED, DRILLED, AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-41-05. NO FOUND LEAKS WERE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2017
- Submitted
- August 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55036
- Aircraft time
- 43,707 hours, 29,733 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 645
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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