Service difficulty report · Spar · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
February 6, 2012
Submitted
March 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801MA
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000012
Aircraft time
19,843 hours, 14,762 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
19,843 hours, 14,762 cycles
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

WHILE PERFORMING AILERON CABLE REPLACEMENT, A FUEL LEAK WAS NOTED ON THE LEFT WING AROUND RIB 10, AFT SPAR. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK TO SEE WHERE THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM PER EMB 170 AMM. AFTER THE OPENING OF THE FUEL TANK PANEL THEY DISCOVERED A 4CM CRACK AROUND A FASTENER. THIS WAS CONFIRMED WITH NDT TO BE A CRACK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT WING, INBOARD OF RIB 10 ON THE LOWER WING SKIN AFT SPAR AROUND A FASTENER. EMBRAER ISSUED TWO ETD'S FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS WING ETD2012-170/0717 & ETD2012-170/03018. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.

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