Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
January 29, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N319NE
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21349
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

THE ACFT INPUT FOR 6C CHK ON DEC 10, 2009. DURING VISUAL INSP BY INSPECTOR, THE LEVEL 2 CORROSION WAS FOUND ON RT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD AT WS 727.5. THE CHORD THICKNESS OF ORIGINAL IS 0.103". THE CHORD THICKNESS OF CORROSION REMOVED IS 0.040". PHOTO WILL BE SENT BY E-MAIL. AFTER (OWNER) VERIFY AS A MAJOR REPAIR ON JAN 29, 2010, THE SPAR LOWER CHORD HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW FAA DER APPROVED DATA AND FORM 337 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO FAA FOR FINAL RESULT OF CORRECTIVE ACTION DETAIL.