Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
March 1, 2021
Submitted
March 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55025
Aircraft time
52,437 hours, 35,648 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh Vert Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 DETECTED ON OPEN HOLE BY HFEC ROUTINE CARD 5530-01048-02, STEP 14, VERT STAB L/E SKIN AND FRONT SPAR CAP. CRACK INDICATION IS FIRST HOLE GOING UP R/H SIDE SKIN SPLICE L/E ZFS 52.267. MAINTENANCE REMOVED VOR #1 RH / LH AND VOR #2 RH / LH PER B717 AMM 34-32. REMOVED L/E VERT STAB PER B717 AMM 34-32. INDICATION OF DEFECT/CRACK NOTED PER B717 NDT SPM PART 6-10-01.003. C/W PRI 590337-14AD REV O DATED 26FEB21 AT 1330E STEPS 1 THRU 5. PERFORMED NDT OPEN HOLE HFEC PER PRI 590337-14AD, REV O DATED 26FEB21 1330E, STEPS 1-5. NO CRACK INDICATION AT RH SPAR CAP L/E STA ZFS 52.267. C/W PRI 590337-14AD REV 1 STEP 6. RECONNECTED RUDDER LIMITER PITOT TUBE AND VOR COAXIAL CABLE AT LWR AND UPPER CONNECTORS PER B AMM 55- 32. REINSTALLED L/H AND R/H LWR VOR ANT PER B717 AMM 34 -32 THRU STEP F(1)(F).

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