Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 16, 2010
Submitted
April 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21465
Aircraft time
43,547 hours, 29,672 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
65249662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 171
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

CRACKED FALSE SPAR AT NR 8 SPOILER ATTACHMENT, WS 171. REMOVED DOUBLER, TRIMMED WEB 12.2500" X 9.5", LOWER CHORD 20.5" LONG IAW DWG NR SR27-57-038 REV C. FABRICATED CHORD SPLICE ANGLES FROM 7075 - 0 .071" X 6" X 14" (2) RADIUS FILLERS FROM 7075 T6 .160" X 2" X .7500", DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .050" X 12" X 9" WEB FROM 7075 T6 .032" X 12.2500" X .090", CHORD FROM BAC1514-1437 7075 T6511 20.33" LONG, STRAP FROM 7075 T6 .090" X 11.5" X 1.7500" IAW DWG NR SR27-57-038. INSTALLED CHORD SPLICE ANGLES, RADIUS FILLERS, DOUBLER, WEB, CHORD AND STRAP IAW DWG NR 27-57-038 AND SRM 51-30-2, REV 102.