What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 0.1 INCH CRACK IN RT REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD AT RT MLG BEAM O/B END AFT SPAR FITTING ATTACH AREA. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5743-01033. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REINSPECT THE AREA AT 3,000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2001
- Submitted
- May 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N70330
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373T0
- Aircraft serial
- 23460
- Aircraft time
- 46,516 hours, 24,202 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.