Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 20, 2023
Submitted
January 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55069
Aircraft time
51,128 hours, 36,669 cycles
Part
Splice
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

NOTED CRACK ON RT SIDE 2ND SCREW HOLE BELOW SPLICE 4NE 52.267. AFTER ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SEPARATION OF LAYERS, PERFORMED BHEC IAW STEP 14 OF AA5530-01048-02 AD 2618-10-08 & NOTED CRACK APPEARED TO BE IN SPAR RUNNING TOWARD 7 O'CLOCK. REMOVED VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE UP TO STEP E (1). IAW AMM 55-32-01. INSTALLED VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE IAW 55-32-01 UP TO RTS FOR MMR 34-32-03. PERFORMED MMR 1&2 TESTED IAW AMM 34-35-01. REMOVED VERT STAB LEADING EDGE IAW AMM 55-32-01. COMPLIED WITH 605326-14 PRI AD REV. O. C/W 605326-14 AD REV 1. C/W ERA 605326-14 REV. ORIG. ALL STEPS PRI REV. 0-1 MATCH ERA 605326-14 REV ORIG. INSTALLED VERT STAB LEADING EDGE IAW AMM 55-32-01. RTS MMR TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 34-35-01.

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