Service difficulty report · Spar Rail · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21019
Part
Spar Rail
Part number
652163262
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Te Midflap
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

FASTENER ELONGATED ON LOWER SURFACE T/E SEAL RETAINER ATTACH ANGLE, LOWER AFT SPAR ANGLE. REPAIR DOUBLER CRACKED, APPROX 2 INCH CRACK IN AFT SPAR RAIL, 56 INCHES FROM I/B END OF FLAP. ALL THREE AREAS WERE REPAIRED BY REPLACING SPLICING IN NEW SPAR RAIL AS PER REF MM 57-52-0 FIG 802, FOR NR 3 MIDFLAP ASSEMBLY. FOUND DURING SHOP VISIT.