Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
December 10, 2020
Submitted
December 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55141
Aircraft time
49,704 hours, 33,730 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

THE THIRD BOLT HOLE BELOW STA ZFS=52.267 ON LT VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR CAP HAS CRACK INDICATION, REF AA 5530-01048 AND AD 2018-10-08. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH CRACK VERIFICATION, PER AMDS 5530-01048-02 AND CRACK INDICATION STILL PRESENT. VERIFIED CRACK IN SKIN/DOUBLER NOT SPAR CHORD, PER BHEC. CRACK DETERMIND IN SKIN (QC1432). STEPPED SKIN HOLE TO .215. STEPPED HOLE TP .264. COMPLIED WITH CRACK INSPECTION BHEC OF SKIN-NO CRACK. DAMAGED HOLE REPAIRED, PER ERA/PRI 1 588955-14 REV 4. COMPLIED WITH ER/A 588955-14 AD REV ORG FINAL ER/A MATCHES PRI. ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-588955 ADDED FOR AC 9545.

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