Service difficulty report · Rear Spar · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
March 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DL
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft serial
193Y1184
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Rear Spar
Part number
1605415101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 293-346
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF E.O. 7-59089-3, SEVERAL HOLES IN THE LT WING REAR SPAR WERE FOUND CRACKED IN THE UPPER SPAR CAP BETWEEN IWS 293.58 AND IWS 346.109. THE HOLES ARE COMMON TO THE UPPER WING SKIN AND SPAR CAP AND TO THE SPAR WEB AND SPAR CAP. THE SUBJECT HOLES HAVE BEEN HFEC INSPECTED, COLD WORKED, AND RE-INSPECTED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF E.O. 7-59089-3. THE HOLE COMMON TO THE REAR SPAR WEB AND UPPER SPAR CAP JUST INBOARD OF IWS 346.109 STILL SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION WITH THE DIAMETER OF THE HOLE AT 0.656 INCH. THIS HOLE WILL REQUIRE FURTHER REWORK TO REMOVE THE CRACK INDICATION.