Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 31, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21463
Aircraft time
44,955 hours, 28,934 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 7 Spoiler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CRACK CHORD ANGLE FALSE SPAR AT NR 7 SPOILER ATTACH FITTING WBL 118 RT WING T/E. CUT OUT LT FALSE SPAR WEB AT NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING AND ANGLE IAW DWG NR SR27-57-038 REV C. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES, CHORD, WEB, STRAP & WEB DOUBLER IAW DWG NR SR27-57-038. INSTALLED CHORD, ANGLES, STRAP, WEB DOUBLER IAW DWG NR SR27-57-038 REV C, AND SRM 51-30-2.