What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK, RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIB 11 IS CRACKED 5 RIVETS BACK FROM FORWARD SPAR TOP SKIN ATTACH POINT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED RIB 11A IAW ETD 2016-170-034759 CUTOFF CRACKED FLANGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW ONE.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2016
- Submitted
- April 19, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N130HQ
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170200LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000212
- Aircraft time
- 21,386 hours, 16,812 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
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