Service difficulty report · False Spar · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
January 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Part
False Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Flap Track
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, FALSE SPAR WEB CRACKED AFT SIDE ABOVE NR 4 FLAP TRACK. REMOVED FASTENERS IN WEB, STOP DRILL CRACK, ACCOMPLISHED HFEC, NO CRACKS NOTED. INSTALLED WEB REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-2, 4.5 BY 3.5.

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