SDR 95ZZZX3974

Service difficulty report · Spar Chord · Boeing 737214

Difficulty date
June 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460AT
Make and model
Boeing 737214
Aircraft serial
20158
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Chord
Part number
6545320
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 120.5-140.5
Part time
49,618 hours
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

MCO - ON 6-18-95 APPROXIMATELY 21:00 LOCAL, INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AT THE LEFT WING FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD BETWEEN FRONT SPAR STATION (FSS) 120.5 AND (FSS) 140.5 (20 INCHES IN LENGTH) ON AIRCRAFT. T.A.T. 49617.5. T.A.C. 60930. THE CRACK WAS FOUND DURING THE REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY AD 88-11-04, AND PERFORMED IAW SB 737-57A1081, REV 10, DATED JULY 16, 1987. BOEING ENGINEERING WAS CONTACTED FOR FURTHER ACTION.