Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20862
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Part number
65192922
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Section
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 3 AND LBL 10 : REPAIR FOR WEB CRACK. THE WING CENTER SECTION REAR SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH TYPICAL CRACKS NEAR THE UPPER CAP AT RBL 3 AND LBL 10. THE DAMAGED AREAS OF WEB WERE CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS. THE REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365002-14AD, REV B. THE REPAIRS ARE CONSIDERED TEMPORARY UNTIL HMV WHEN THE FULL SPAR WEB MODIFICATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED PER AD 97-25-15.