What was found
AFT SPAR CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED 33, 54 AND 61 FROM IB END OF NR 3 MIDFLAP. THE DAMAGED SECTION WAS REPLACED AND SPLICED IN PER MM 57-50-00.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N499DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21143
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Spar
- 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.