What was found
DURING A HEAVY CHECK, THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER L/E NR 4 RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT THE CRACK, FABRICATED A FILLER AND DOUBLER, PERFORMED NDT AND INSTALLED IAW ETD 2015-170-050793.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2015
- Submitted
- June 15, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N109HQ
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170200LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000168
- Aircraft time
- 21,317 hours, 16,741 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.