What was found
DURING REPAIR OF UPPER LT WING SKIN, FOUND A STIFFINER AT THE WING LE TO PYLON RIB WS 204 WAS BROKEN. REMOVED THE DAMAGED STIFFENER. NDT INSPECTION PERFORMED. NO CRACKS NOTED. INSTALLED THE NEW STIFFENER. OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2018
- Submitted
- August 13, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N710SY
- Make and model
- Boeing 73773V
- Aircraft serial
- 30241
- Aircraft time
- 55,304 hours, 29,246 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.