Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 7372Q9

Difficulty date
May 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372Q9
Aircraft serial
21720
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
Stage of operation
IN
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

DISCREPANCIES FOUND DURING C AND CP1 VISIT, CRACK IN WING CENTER SECTION FRONT SPAR WEB AT RBL 44. REPAIRED CRACKED CENTER SECTION FRONT SPAR AS FOLLOWS 1) CUTOUT CRACKED PORTION OF WEB. (2) CONFIRM CRACK REMOVAL BY HFEC INSPECTION. 3) FABRICATED 2024T3 .063 DOUBLER TO FILL OUT MILLED OUT POCKET IN WEB. (M)

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