Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 11, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46930
Aircraft time
102,199 hours, 34,185 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
ARB0007501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

L/W WING REAR SPAR AFT LOWER CAP HAS .400 IN. CRACK PROPAGATING AFT FROM FASTENER HOLE AT XORS 412. REPAIRED L/H REAR SPAR CAP REF EA 8-5710-T0336600 PARTS 1 - 4. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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