Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 72722C

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722C
Aircraft serial
19202
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Condition
Corroded
Location
Ws 870
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

CTR FUEL TANK BAY 3, AFT SPAR WEB AT STA 870 BULGED, CRACKED AND CORRODED WITH POPPED RIVETS AT APPROX LBL 40 NEAR UPPER CHORD ANGLE. UPPER CHORD ANGLE HAS POPPED RIVETS IN THIS AREA ALSO.

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