Service difficulty report · Tip · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
July 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19010
Part
Tip
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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 TIP AFT O/B EDGE AREA CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. REMOVED LEFT WING TIP OUTBOARD EDGE FOR REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30-2. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT TWO PLACES IAW SRM 51-10-1, PERFORMED HFEC IAW NDT PART 68-00-00 FIG 4. NO CRACKS NOTED BEYOND STOP DRILL, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR AT LEFT WING TIP AFT O/B EDGE PER SME 57-20-5 FIG 2 USING 7075T6 .050 24 BY 8, N/R 1126.

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