SDR 07FDEA02372

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date: July 5, 2007
Submitted: July 5, 2007
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N481FE
Make and model: Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial: 21463
Aircraft time: 43,378 hours, 27,803 cycles
System (JASC): 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
Part: Rib
Part number: 6572187
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 300
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

VERTICAL STABLIZER RIB NUMBER 2 LT OTBD CHORD CRACKED AT STRINGER 7. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, SENT TO HEAT TREAT, TRACKING NR 2007-06-203, DRILLED, TREATED, AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS REF SRM 55-30-5 FIG 1.