Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
September 9, 2003
Submitted
September 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
20934
Aircraft time
51,736 hours, 32,435 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CRACK INDICATION NOTED AT BS 760 WL 208 RBL 70.5 IN THE FWD UPPER HOLE COMMON TO THE RIB CHORD UPPER VERTICAL FLANGE IN THE RIB CHORD LAYER AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPAIRED PER EA 7-5710-54691 AND EO 7-5710-7-2308 I PT 3.

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