Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
August 28, 2008
Submitted
September 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21530
Aircraft time
40,141 hours, 27,405 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
65246001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

RT WING O/B MID FLAP AFT SPAR, UPPER CHORD IS CRACKED AT WBL 332 REMOVED AND REPLACED RT O/B MIDFLAP ASSY IAW FX B727-200 MM 27-51-011-4. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW FX B727-200 MM 27-51-011-4 AND 27-51-000-5.