Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20861
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Part number
65192922
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center 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

THE WING CENTER SECTION REAR SPAR WEB WAS CRACKED AT APPROX RBL 20.5 AND LBL 11.5. THE CRACK AT RBL 20 IS 2.0 LONG AND A CHEM-MILLED RADIUS JUST BELOW THE SPAR UPPER CHORD. THE CRACK AT LBL 11.5 IS 1.13 LONG ALSO IN THE CHEM-MILLED RADIUS JUST BELOW THE SPAR UPPER CHORD BETWEEN THE STIFFENERS AT LBL 7.5 AND 12.9. REPAIRED PER ERA 362506-14.