Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 13, 2007
Submitted
August 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21624
Aircraft time
49,571 hours, 30,392 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
6516275
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

LEFT WING LEADING EDGE CAVITY INBOARD OF NR 2 SLAT OUTBOARD TRACK RIB AT SLAT STATION 318 IS CRACKED AT FORWARD LOWER ATTACH FASTENER. REMOVED RIB AND HAD CRACK NDT AND STOP DRILLED CRACK, FORMED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED. REPAIR DOUBLER TO RIB ALODINED, PRIMED SEALED AND INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT REF 51-40-2, 51-30-2.