Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 30, 2000
Submitted
April 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47412
Aircraft time
71,673 hours, 81,088 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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.

What was found

DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK ON THE RT WING REAR SPAR, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER SPAR CAP AT I/B FLAP SUPPORT FITTING LOWER I/B HOLE, 1.25 INCH LONG. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER DOUGLAS DRAWING JO 60271 NOTE 29. EDDY CURRENT INSP WAS ACCOM PER NDT 51-00-03 AND CRACK WAS CONTAINED. REPAIRED CRACK IN LOWER SPAR CAP AT I/B FLAP SUPPORT PER DOUGLAS DRAWING JO 60271.

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