Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21142
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

WING CENTER SECTION, REAR SPAR WEB, RBL 13. CRACK REPAIR. THE CENTER WING REAR SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH A 1.5 INCH LONG TYPICAL CRACK AT RBL 13, JUST BELOW THE UPPER SPAR CAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SPAR WEB AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367243-14AD.