Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20743
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 CENTER WING REAR SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH 3.5 INCH LONG CRACK AT RBL 3. THE CRACK IS NEAR THE UPPER CAP AT A CHEM-MILL RADIUS IN THE WEB AND IS TYPICAL OF AD 97-25-15. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND A LOCAL DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 364880-14, REV B. MANDATED INSPECTIONS ARE CONTINUED UNTIL COMPLETE SPAR MODIFICATION AT NEXT HMV.