Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
October 20, 2011
Submitted
November 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
28665
Aircraft time
27,456 hours, 19,356 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
112N10161
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
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.

What was found

LT WING REAR SPAR UPPER FITTING FOUND SHIM MIGRATION AT LBL 70.5. REPAIR CARRIED OUT ON LEFT WING REAR SPAR AT LBBL 70.5 AS PER E.A. F- 5740-152567 PT 1. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.