Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 8, 2005
Submitted
February 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
22,605 hours, 6,596 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING FRONT SPAR IS CRACKED, PUNCTURED AT NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT, INBD AUX TRACK. DETERMINED SLAT SENSOR TARGET WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED 180 DEGREES OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE. LEFT WING FRONT SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED, PUNCTURED AT THE NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT, INBOARD AUX TRACK. DETERMINED THAT THE SLAT SENSOR TARGET WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED 180 DEGREES OUT, THEREBY, CAUSING DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED CUTTING OUT THE DAMAGE PORTION OF THE WEB AND FABRICATING A REPLACEMENT WEB, SPLICE STRAPS PER TIMCO REO (EVA) G11121, REV B. UA-EVA-50770 WAS GENERATED DUE TO FOLLOW SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENT FOR THE REPAIR (REF: EVA EG FU-298).