- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2004
- Submitted
- March 25, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272H3
- Aircraft serial
- 20545
- Aircraft time
- 57,862 hours, 37,872 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9A
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- 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
A 3 X 3 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON SPAR CHORD VERT FLANGE.
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