Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
August 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21675
Aircraft time
49,403 hours, 30,694 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
65C376205
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

CENTER TANK REAR SPAR UPPER WEB BL 0 TO LBL 2 HAS UT SHEAR WAVE CRACK INDICATION AND BL 0 TO RBL HAS HFEC CRACK INDICATION. STOP DRILLED HOLES AT CENTER TANK REAR SPAR UPPER WEB LBL 0-2 AND RBL 0-2 IAW SRM 51-10-1. LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES AT REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLED REPAIR KIT PER EO 7-5710-7-3325 B3 PT 2.