What was found
MX HAS ADVISED THAT A CRACK APPROX 3 1/2 FEET IN LENGTH AND ANOTHER CRACK APPROX 8 INCHES IN LENGTH HAVE BEEN FOUND ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WING AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE. THE CRACKS ARE IN 2 SEPARATE PANELS.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2012
- Submitted
- August 3, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N742WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7474H6
- Aircraft serial
- 27071
- Aircraft time
- 69,451 hours, 9,005 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- 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.