What was found
DURING INSP OF CENTER WING TANK, FS 1043, 1103, 1163 SPAR WEBS WERE FOUND WITH A MISSING ROW OF FASTENERS AT LBL AND RBL 116 END RIBS. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE FOUND EMANATING FROM THE HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N790DL
- Make and model
- Lkheed 10113851
- Aircraft serial
- 193A1143
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar Web
- Part number
- 1503232129
- Condition
- Fatigue
- Location
- Center Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.