Service difficulty report · Rear Spar · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
May 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft serial
193Y1210
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Rear Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 322
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 RT WING REAR SPAR WAS FOUND WITH TWO CRACKED FASTENER HOLES DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. ONE HOLE WAS COMMON TO THE UPPER WING SKIN AND SPAR CAP AND THE OTHER TO THE SPAR WEB AND UPPER CAP. BOTH HOLES WERE APPROX AT IWS 322. BOTH HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACKS, COLD WORKED AND BUSHED. AN EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER WAS ALSO INSTALLED. THE REPAIR WAS PER ER/A 364903-14AD, REV A.