Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 9, 2026
Submitted
October 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N891AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55043
Aircraft time
52,123 hours, 37,622 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
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 REAR SPAR LOWER CAP AFT FLANGE CRACKED. REPAIRED PER ER/A 636800-14AD. (1857017) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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