Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
June 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22551
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Te Mid Flap
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

RT WING, IN/BD MIDFLAP, T/EDGE SPAR LWR CHORD CRACKED, APPROX 4 FT FROM IN/BD END OF FLAP. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED NEW SECTION AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-50-2 AND 51-40-3.