Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Lkheed 132925

Difficulty date
May 12, 2000
Submitted
May 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787WB
Make and model
Lkheed 132925
Aircraft serial
5210
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
JE431
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
5,936 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 ROUTINE INSPECTION OF JE24 PIVOT FITTING, IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THIS REPAIR STATION TO INSPECT THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR CAP DOUBLERS FOR POSSIBLE CRACKS. CRACKS WERE FOUND ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT OUTER DOUBLERS. THIS IS THE FORTH AIRCRAFT THAT HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH CRACKS IN THE SAME AREA IN THE LAST MONTH. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED THIS AREA BE INSPECTED AT EACH ANNUAL INSPECTION USING AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. AN IMMEDIATE ONE-TIME INSPECTION SHOULD BE PERFORMED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS ON ALL MODELS (1329-23 AND 1329-25) CONFIGURATIONS.