Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
September 4, 2001
Submitted
September 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22347
Aircraft time
36,319 hours, 25,368 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/E Slat
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

RT WING NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR ATTACH RIBS CRACKED WS 408 AND 411, WBL 320 AND 322. ROUTED OUT CRACKS PER SRM 57-50-1.