Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21702
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Part number
65192923
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
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 5 CRACKS NEAR UPPER SPAR CAP. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF THOSE IN BAC S/B 727-57A0182. THE SPAR WEB WAS MODIFIED PER THE S/B WITH A CHANGE TO THE REPAIR AT RBL 20 WHERE A PREVIOUS LOCAL REPAIR WAS INSTALLED. THE REPAIR/MODIFICATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED PERER/A 365428-14AD.