Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 29, 2014
Submitted
March 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49347
Aircraft time
84,202 hours, 38,180 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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 REAR SPAR CRACKED AT OTBD FLAP INBD HINGE LOWER INBD ATTACH STUD HOLD. INSTALLED AFT WING SPAR WEB SPLICE AT STATION XRS 95.5 THRU XRS 111 IAW BOEING DRAWING J060165.

More about the Doug DC-9-83