Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
August 18, 2024
Submitted
August 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55009
Aircraft time
62,896 hours, 44,755 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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

-AD- FOUND 2 CRACK INDICATIONS ON LEFT SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB BELOW SPLICE AT STA 2F552.267 WHILE PERFORMING BHEC PER AA 5530-01048 STEP 8 REF AD2018-10-08. HOLES ARE MARKED. AFTER SEPARATION OF LAYERS CONFRIMED CRACK INDICATIONS FROM FWD FLANGE LAYER REF AA5530-01048 AND AD2018-10-08. COMPLIED WITH CRACK VERIFICATION PER STEP 16 OF AA5530-01048 AND AD2018-10-08. NO CRACK FOUND (QC1428). (LP #5583789)

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