Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
March 18, 2026
Submitted
March 19, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55089
Aircraft time
58,869 hours, 42,535 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LEFT WING T/E RIB 3 TEE HAS A .030 GAP AT SKIN. SPLICE REPAIR OF WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP BETWEEN PRODUCTION SPLICE AT XRS 111.5 AND REPAIR SPLICE AT XRS 192 BASED ON J060165-505 WITH DEVIATIONS. REPLACED OF 5971009-1 XRS 164 FLAP HINGE BRACE DOUBLER WITH AN ENLARGED BRACE DOUBLER FOR OVERSIZED HOLE BUSHING REPAIRS COMMON TO THE SKIN WITHIN PRODUCTION BRACE DOUBLER AREA. REPAIRED PER ER/A 627199-14AD REV 30 STEPS 47 THRU 54.

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