What was found
WHILE CUTTING THE LOWER WING SKIN FOR THE WINGLET MODIFICATION, THE FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD AFT FLANGE WAS ALSO CUT AT 0 FSS 1035. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND INSTALLED A TITANIUM STRAP.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2009
- Submitted
- January 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1608
- Make and model
- Boeing 767332
- Aircraft serial
- 30573
- Aircraft time
- 40,374 hours, 5,821 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 112T20053
- Condition
- Cut
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.