Service difficulty report · Spar · Lkheed 1011385115

Difficulty date
December 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737D
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385115
Aircraft serial
193C1228
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
1503231103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1163
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

FS 1163 UPPER SPAR CAP WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE RADIUS OF THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE TEE ON THE RT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRACK WAS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TEE AND EXTENDED THROUGH THE VERT LEG. TOTAL CRACK LENGTH WAS ABOUT 1.6. REPAIRED PER ERA 330950-14.