What was found
HFEC SURFACE INSPECTION OF LEFT WING REAR SPAR CAP AT XRS 164.0 INDICATES A CRACK .250 AT 5 O`CLOCK POSITION OF THE LOWER INBOARD FLAP FAIRING ATTACH HOLE. REMOVED AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF REAR SPAR PER EA MD80-57-015745.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2011
- Submitted
- March 24, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N271AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49293
- Aircraft time
- 73,667 hours, 39,537 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.