What was found
CRACK ON RT WING REAR SPAR STA XW=160 NEAR OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE RT WING. CRACK WAS CUT OUT IAW ERA 475563-14 REV ORIG. REPAIR ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW ERA 475563-14 REV ORIG.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2009
- Submitted
- August 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- Aircraft time
- 48,859 hours, 36,213 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.