Service difficulty report · Longeron · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 13, 2021
Submitted
November 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981EV
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7768
Aircraft time
32,803 hours, 32,168 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
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

"DURING COMPLIANCE OF TASK CARD CRJ200 53-160-615 (DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE LONGERON AT FS424, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE IB FLANGE OF THE RH LONGERON, 4"" FWD OF FS424.0. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE TOP FASTENER USED FOR ATTACHING THE REINFORCING ANGLE (ITEM 14, SRM 53-41-45, PAGE 11), DOWN TO THE LOWER FASTENER, THEN AROUND THE FLANGE RADIUS AND BACK UP THE AFT PART OF THE FLANGE WITH THE VISABLE CRACK ENDING WHERE THE REINFORCING ANGLE IS. THIS CRACK HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY HFEC PER NDTM 51-20-06."