Service difficulty report · Angle · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 19, 2006
Submitted
August 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120202
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
TX
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, REAR SPAR LOWER ANGLE IS DISTORTED AND HAS A CRACK IN THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE SIX INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END. CRACK INITIATES FROM FASTENER HOLE AND RUNS TO THE ANGLE EDGE (AWAY FROM ANGLE RADIUS). STRAIGHTENED OUT ANGLE AND PERFORMED DYE PENETRANT NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION NDI, TO ENSURE OF NO OTHER CRACKS, NONE FOUND. INSTALLED 0.093 INCH 2024-T3511 ALUMINIUM REINFORCEMENT ANGLE INSIDE EXISTING ANGLE UTILIZING EXISTING FASTENER HOLES. WORK PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA APPROVED DATA FROM DESIGNATED ENGINEERING REPRESENTATIVE.

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