Service difficulty report · Drag Fitting · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
November 20, 2020
Submitted
December 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft serial
24497
Aircraft time
61,278 hours, 24,069 cycles
Part
Drag Fitting
Part number
112N70321
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE RT WING INBOARD DRAG FITTING HAS INDICATIONS ON THE NR 3, NR 8 HOLE AND THE 3RD HOLE FROM THE BOTTOM THAT ATTACHES TO THE SPAR. THE 2 HOLES THAT ATTACH TO THE SKIN HAVE MULTIPLE SIGNALS AND UNABLE TO CLOCK POSITION. THE 3RD HOLE FROM THE BOTTOM THAT ATTACHES TO THE FWD SPAR HAS "CRACK INDICATION" THAT IS VISUALLY CONFIMED AT THE 12 O`CLOCK POSITION. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA NR F-5740-T0343112 C P3. WINGS-ATTACH FITTINGS-RT WING DRAG FITTING TO WING UPPER SKIN SHIM MIGRATION REPAIR. REPLACED INBOARD FITTING.

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