Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21585
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Part number
65192923
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Ctr Sect
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 A 3.75 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE CHEM-MILL TRANSITION AREA OF THE WEB JUST BELOW THE REAR SPAR CAP AT RBL 17. THE CRACK WAS CUTOUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 363301-14, REV A.