Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 17, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21309
Aircraft time
71,660 hours, 47,781 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Component
Ib Midflap · 652163262
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CRACKS IN AFT SPAR RAIL AT 21 AND 35 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. ALSO DOUBLER SHORT AT 30 FROM O/B END OF FLAP. CORRECTED ON SHOP ORDER NR 957610.