Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
March 8, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
FY4Y197M
Air Asia Co. Ltd.
Aircraft
N319NE
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21349
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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

THE ACFT INPUT FOR 6C CHECK ON DEC 10, 2009. DURING CPCP INSP, THE INSPECTOR PERFORMED VISUAL INSP AND FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON RT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD AT WS 727.5. THE CHORD THICKNESS OF ORIGINAL IS 0.103". THE THICKNESS OF CORROSION REMOVED IS 0.040". AFTER (OWNER) VERIFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR ON JAN 29, 2010, THE SPAR LOWER CHORD CORROSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED.