Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Lkheed 1329

Difficulty date
May 12, 2000
Submitted
May 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9739B
Make and model
Lkheed 1329
Aircraft serial
5052
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
JE431
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
7,487 hours
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 ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE 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. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS FOURTH AIRCRAFT THAT HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH CRACKS IN THE SAME AREA IN THE LAST MONTH. SUBMITTER RECOMMNEDED 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) ALL CONFIGURATIONS. (X)