Service difficulty report · Shear Web · Boeing 7672B7ER

Difficulty date
December 7, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256AY
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7ER
Aircraft serial
26847
Aircraft time
81,257 hours, 15,078 cycles
Part
Shear Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

C4 CHECK - CRACK IN LEFT PYLON FORWARD SPAR UPPER SHEAR WEB AT NAC STA 227, LBL 5. REPAIRED LEFT PYLON FORWARD SPAR UPPER SHEAR WEB AT NAC STA 227, LBL 5 IAW EO 5403T119, PG III-9, STEP G & E.