SDR DALA2021012900547

Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date: January 28, 2021
Submitted: January 29, 2021
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N988AT
Make and model: Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial: 55068
Aircraft time: 50,721 hours, 34,218 cycles
System (JASC): 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
Part: Spar Cap
Condition: Cracked
Location: Vert Stabilizer
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

ONE EACH FASTENER HOLE WITH A BHEC CRACK INDICATION ON RT VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE FRONT SPAR CAP FORWARD FLANGE. CRACK IS IN FIRST FASTENER HOLE BELOW ZFS=52.267, MARKED. REFERENCE: AA 5530-01048, AD 2018-10-08 STEP 16B. COMPLIED WITH PRI 589482-14AD REV O-2, PRI 589482-14AD REV O-2 MATCHES ER/A 589482-14AD REV O, REPAIR PER ER/A 589482-14AD REV O.

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