Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 747SP21

Difficulty date
September 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148UA
Make and model
Boeing 747SP21
Aircraft serial
21648
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nac Sta 210-216
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

DURING NR 2 ENGINE CHANGE, FOUND NR 2 LOWER HORIZONTAL SPAR WITH 6 INCH CRACK. CRACK WAS LOCATED BETWEEN NAC STA 210 AND 216, ADJACENT TO INBOARD CHORD. REPAIRED PER ADAPTION OF SRM 54-10-03.

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