Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
July 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19010
Part
Stiffener
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, LW VERT STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT LOWER END AT FALSE SPAR BELOW NR 5 SPOILER O/B SIDE. STOP DRILLED 1 CRACK PER SRM 57-50-6. REMOVED APPROX 6 OF FASTENERS PER SRM 57-50-6, MADE NEW L ANGLE DOUBLER PER SRM 57-50-6. PICKED UP EXISTING FASTENER HOLES ONTO NEW L ANGLE DOUBLER PER SRM 57-50-6. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW DOUBLER PER SRM 57-50-6. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER PER SRM 57-50. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 4, CRACK ENDS AT STOP DRILL HOLE. MATERIAL USED 8 INCH BY 1 INCH BY 1 INCH .063 2024 T3, N/R 1149.

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