Service difficulty report · Rib · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
July 23, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000174
Aircraft time
21,582 hours, 16,998 cycles
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.

What was found

MAJOR REPAIR DURING HEAVY CHECK WAS REPORTED THAT RIB 11 BOTTOM SIDE IS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED FLANGE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW ETD 2015-170-068788, REV B. REFERENCE WC C1-C2 FOR MATERIALS, NDT, AND FINAL INSPECTION. ORIGINAL CRACK LENGTH IS .500 ISSUED DMI R181658/1 FOR 6 MONTHS TO ADD INTERNAL DET THRESHOLD 20,000, F/C AT INTERVAL OF 20,000 F/C TO MAINTENANCE PLAN IAW GMM 9.5.4 PLACED DAMAGE ON TRACKER NR 4 IAW GMM 5.16.1, FCBS 55-10-00-005.

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