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
Aircraft time
67,306 hours, 28,869 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

ACFT INPUT FOR 6C CHK ON DEC 10, 2009. DURING CPCP INSP, THE INSPECTOR PERFORMED VISUAL INSP AND FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LT WING FRONT SPAR WEB BETWEEN WS 508 AND WS 517; LENGTH:3.75"; WIDTH:2.5"; THICKNESS OF ORIGINAL: 0.370"; THICKNESS OF CORROSION REMOVED: 0.272" . AFTER (OWNER) VERIFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR ON JAN 29, 2010, THE SPAR WEB CORROSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW FAA DER APPROVED DATA AND FORM 337 ALSO SUBMITTED TO FAA FOR FINAL RESULT OF CORRECTIVE ACTION DETAIL.