Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
October 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19544
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Ws 519
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT C-CHECK, LEFT WING L/E SPAR LOWER CHORD HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION JUST FWD AND I/B OF NR 3 SLAT, WS 519. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 57-10-6 AND S/B 57-145, DOUBLER 12 BY 4.