Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 26, 2019
Submitted
July 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21243
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

CORROSION ON AFT WING SPAR LOWER CHORD BETWEEN LBBL 19.2 AND WS 210L. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE AFT WING SPAR LOWER CHORD CENTER SECTION AND LT SECTION. SPLICES WILL BE PERFORMED AT LBBL 19.2 ON THE CENTER WING SECTION AND AT WS 210 ON THE LT WING SECTION. PERFORM AFT WING SPAR LOWER CHORDS SPLICES PER DRAWINGS AND EAC EO 1920. NOTE: FINAL APPROVAL OF THIS EO WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE PROVIDES FORM FAA 8110-3 AT THE REPAIR COMPLETION.