What was found
A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE REAR FRAME (48 SECTION UPPER). THE AFT TAIL CONE WAS DROPPED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DAMAGED 48 SECTION OF THE UPPER FRAME AND INSTALLED A NEW 48 SECTION UPPER FRAME, PER BOEING DRAWING 5966768.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2020
- Submitted
- November 23, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55141
- Aircraft time
- 49,638 hours, 33,674 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.