Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 12, 2017
Submitted
October 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55037
Aircraft time
43,923 hours, 29,793 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACK INDICATION ON OPEN HOLE OF SPAR CAP AFT FLANGE AT ZFS=52.767 ON THE RIGHT SIDE VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 56094-14AD, REV ORG. AND ETI-17-17-175, REV 3. SECTION II.

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