Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Lkheed 1011385115

Difficulty date
May 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N736DY
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385115
Aircraft serial
193C1227
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
1503231105
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

CENTER WING, INTERMEDIATE SPAR, FS 1163, UPPER SPAR CAP: CAP SPLICE REPAIR. THE RT END OF THE UPPER SPAR CAP ON THE FS 1163 INTERMEDIATE SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS. THE RT END OF THE CAP WAS CUT OFF AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN PER ER/A 364821-14, REV A.