Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
February 25, 2023
Submitted
February 27, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55009
Aircraft time
59,644 hours, 42,009 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
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

FOUND 2 HOLES WITH CRACK INDICATIONS ON LH VERT STAB FRONT SPAR CAP FWD FLANGE, REF AA 5530-01048 AND AD 2018-10-08. REMOVED LH FASTENERS FROM VERT LEADING EDGE. REMOVED VERT LEADING EDGE PER B717 AMM 55-32-01. C/W BHEC OF SEPERATED LAYERS, FOUND CRACK INDICATIONS IN SKIN ONLY REF AA 5530-01048 AND AD 2018-10-08 (QC 1428). STEPPED UP 2 HOLES ON L/H LEADING EDGE SKIN HOLE #5 & #6 FROM ZFS 52.267. HOLE #5 STEPPED UP TO .311' AND HOLE #6 STEPPED UP TO .25". C/W BHEL OF 2 EA HOLES CONFIRMED NO CRACKS AFTER OVERSIZING REF AA5520-01048 AND AD 2018-10-08(QC1428). INSTALLED RH ANTENNAS FOR VOR/ILS IAW B717 AMM 34-32-03. INSTALLED LH LOWER ANTENNA PER B717 AMM 34-32-03. INSTALLED LH UPPER VOR ANTENNA IAW PER B717 AMM 34-32-03. RTS AND OP CHECK OF ALL ANTENNAS WAS GOOD. REF BUFF NR 001 LH VERT STAB FRONT SPAR CAP FWD FLANGE REPAIRED PER ERA 606161-14 REV ORIG PRI 606161-14 REV ORIG. PRI 606161-14 REVS 0-6 MATCH FINAL ERA. ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-606161 ADDED FOR AC 9506. (LP #9493752)

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