What was found
DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUR CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE NR 7 GROUND SPOILER SUPPORT HINGE. HINGE REPLACED WITH NEW PART. ALL HINGES INSPECTED FOR CRACKS, NO FAULTS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2004
- Submitted
- January 14, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N136
- Make and model
- Boeing 72725C
- Aircraft serial
- 19855
- Aircraft time
- 61,773 hours, 45,730 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 65982962
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ground Spoiler
- Part time
- 61,773 hours, 45,730 cycles
- 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.