Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21470
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Part number
65192923
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 RBL 9 : REPAIR FOR WEB CRACKS. THE WING CENTER SECTION SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH TYPICAL CRACKS NEAR THE UPPER SPAR CAP. THE CRACKS WERE CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365001-14AD, REV B. THE REPAIR IS TEMPORARY UNTIL HMV WHEN THE SPAR WEB WILL BE MODIFIED PER AD 97-25-15.