Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20860
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

WING, CENTER SECTION, REAR SPAR WEB, RBL 10.75 AND LBL 14.5. REPAIR FOR WEB CRACKS. THE CENTER WING REAR SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH THE TYPICAL CRACKS NEAR THE UPPER SPAR CAP AT RBL 10.75 AND LBL 14.5. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH LOCAL REPAIR DOUBLERS. THE REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365047-14AD, REV A.