Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 72725

Difficulty date
August 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156FE
Make and model
Boeing 72725
Aircraft serial
18289
Part
Spar
Part number
65246588
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Te Foreflap
Stage of operation
IN
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

R/W I/B FOREFLAP I/B END POTTING COMPOUND MISSING. REMOVED UPPER SKIN SURFACE OF FLAP, FOUND L/E SPAR CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SPAR AND REPLACED WITH NEW SPAR LAID UP SKIN REPAIRS, ALL WORK DONE IAW FEDEX SRM 51-40-6, 51-30-2 AND FEDEX MM 51-20-151 AND 51-51-11.

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