Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
October 21, 2016
Submitted
November 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28889
Aircraft time
57,168 hours, 32,510 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
654532433
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LEFT WING REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD CRACKED AT APPROX RSS 216. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED THE WING R & R THE SPAR UPPER ANGLE IAW SRM 57-20-10-2R-4 REPAIR 4