Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 737214

Difficulty date
August 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460AT
Make and model
Boeing 737214
Aircraft serial
20158
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 97-225
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

DURING C-CHECK AT AERO CORP, ACCOMPLISHED AD 90-06-02, REPLACED THE LT WING CRACKED FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD BETWEEN FS 97 TO FS 225 IAW SB 737-57A1081 (R10) PART III OR IV OF ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS. REMOVED CRACKED LT UPPER WING SPAR CHORD FROM STA 90 - STA 216, REPLACED UPPER CHORD IAW 737 SB 57-1081A, AND BOEING DRAWING NR 65-68497. RE-INSPECT FOR CORROSION IN THE FORWARD VISIBLE SURFACES OF THE CHORD AND SPLICE AT 12 MONTH INTERVALS. (X)