Service difficulty report · Former · Boeing 76733A

Difficulty date
October 12, 2011
Submitted
October 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582HA
Make and model
Boeing 76733A
Aircraft serial
28139
Aircraft time
36,728 hours, 6,905 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Former
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Le
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

LT WING OSS 499.603 NOSE FORMER CRACKED ON UPPER SURFACE ATTACH FASTENER LOCATION. NOSE FORMER INSTALLED UNDER A PULL UP LOAD. POSSIBLY USING LIQUID/PEELABLE SHIM TO REMOVE MISMATCH & PULL-UP ISSUES. UPPER SURFACES FASTENERS TO BE FULLY PULLED UP INTO POSITION TO PREVENT LOADING FASTENERS & BRACKET ATTACHED.

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