Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
December 10, 2020
Submitted
December 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55141
Aircraft time
49,704 hours, 33,729 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

4TH BOLT HOLE BELOW STA ZFS=52.267 ON LT SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR CAP HAS CRACK INDICATION, REF AA5530-01048 & AD 2018 -10-08. C/W CRACK VERIFICATION, PER AMDS 5530-01048-02 STEP 10. CRACK DETERMINED IN SKIN (QC1432). STEPPED SKIN HOLE TO .277. C/W HFEC OF SKIN-NO CRACK (QC1432). DAMAGED HOLE REPAIRED, PER ERA/PRI 588955-14 REV 4. C/W ER/A 58895514-AD REV ORIG FINAL ER/A MATCHES PRI, ASSOCIATED AA 5530-01048 ADDED FOR AC 9545, ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-588955 ADDED FOR AC 9545.

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