Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
May 20, 2022
Submitted
July 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5479A
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
32578
Aircraft time
54,921 hours, 37,263 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DEFECT: CORROSION. RH WING, FWD OF FWD SPAR HAS CORROSION WHERE REFUELING PANEL LATCH CONTACTS STRUCTURE, WS 372 APPROX. (MARKED). RESOLUTION: 7/09/2022 REPAIRED RH WING FWD SPAR AT REFUELING PANEL LATCH AREA IAW SCA ENG-57SCA-10983 AND ATS ENGINEERING 22-01773 REV 1R THIS IS TIME LIMITED REPAIR REPLACE REPAIR WITHIN 24 MONTHS NOT TO EXCEED 3000 CYCLES.

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