What was found
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN MODIFICATION, FASTENER HOLE IN THE FRONT LOWER SPAR WAS ELONGATED AT STA 142. FASTENER HOLE WAS CLEANED TO A .277" DIA, NDT ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2016
- Submitted
- September 20, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N710SY
- Make and model
- Boeing 73773V
- Aircraft serial
- 30241
- Aircraft time
- 49,689 hours, 26,525 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Horiz 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.