Service difficulty report · Spar · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
June 5, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733DS
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1224
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
1503229103
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

TWO CENTER WING INTERMEDIATE SPAR UPPER CAPS WERE FOUND WITH CRACKS BEYOND TYPICAL SRM REPAIR. CRACKS WERE LOCATED IN THE RT O/B END OF THE STA 1043 SPAR AND THE RT O/B END OF THE STA 1163 SPAR. THE CAPS WERE REPAIRED BY TRIMMING OFF THE O/B ENDS AND SPLICING IN A NEW SECTION WITH REPAIR ANGLES AND STRAPS PER ER/A 364936-14.