Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
July 13, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727WF
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
20045
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING C1 AND C2 CHECK, CPCP GENERAL VISUAL INSP OF WING REAR SPAR FOR CORROSION, DISCOVERED SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION AND CRACKING. PERFORMED A NDT INSP HFEC AND CONFIRMED DAMAGE FOUND BY VISUAL INSP. REMOVED WING FUEL PANELS, INSPECTED INTERIOR OF FUEL CELL AREA, NO VISUAL DEFECTS NOTED. UPON REMOVAL OF SPAR CHORD DISCOVERED CORROSION BETWEEN WING UPPER SKIN PANELS AND UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD. REMOVE AND REPLACE ENTIRE UPPER SPAR CHORD, INCLUDING OB SECT OF WINGLET MOD AND INSTALL. FOUND SEVERAL AREAS OF EXFOLIATED CORROSION BETWEEN UPPER WING SKIN AND SPAR CHORD. THESE AREAS WERE UNDETECTABLE DURING VISUAL PERFORMED OF A SUSPECTED AREA FOR CORROSION AND CRACKING. UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD WAS REPLACED.

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