Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
June 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786DL
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193A1123
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
1503229103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1043
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 UPPER CAP OF THE CENTER WING INTERMEDIATE SPAR AT FS 1043 WAS FOUND CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS AT THE LT OUTBD END. THE CAP WAS CUT NEAR LBL 80 AND A NEW OUTBD END WAS SPLICED IN WITH 4 STEEL SPLICE ANGLES AND 2 SPLICE STRAPS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365093-14, REV A.