Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 72782C

Difficulty date
July 7, 2000
Submitted
August 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709DH
Make and model
Boeing 72782C
Aircraft serial
19968
Part
Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt 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.

What was found

RT WING FRONT SPAR TERMINAL FITTING CRACKED IN BOTTLE PIN HOLE (APPROX 3 IN CRACK) VERIFIED BY HFEC. REMOVED LEADING EDGE PER SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED WIRING AS PER M/M 27-82-00. REMOVED FUEL LINE S PER M/M 28-22-0. PLACED A/C IN JIG POSITION PER SRM 51-50-1 AND BOEING TELEX DHL-MIA-97-0001RR. REMOVED BOTTLE PIN PER M/M 57-41-1. CUT AND REMOVED FWD SPAR WEB PER BOEING DWG 65C36584. PERFORMED HFEC INSP OF FASTENER HOLES AND SURFACES PER NDT M/M 6-51-00-00, NO CRACK MIGRATION FOUND. COLD WORKED AT HORZ FLANGE PER SRM 51-30-10. TORQUED ALL BOLT UPPER AND LOWER PER SRM 51-30-4. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR ON RT WING LOWER SPAR CHORD PER BOEING DWG 65C36584. ALODINED AND PRIMED ALL PARTS PER SRM 51-10-2.

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