Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21673
Aircraft time
49,336 hours, 30,087 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
65172182
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

LT WING, FWD SPAR, STA 467, LE RIB, UPPER RADIUS CRACKED. REMOVED BLEED AIR DUCT TO GAIN ACCESS. REMOVE WEB AT STA 467 ON FWD SPAR. FABRICATED WEB REF BAC DWG 65-17218, HEAT TREATED ON FORM 8130-1 NR 2008-01-075, TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED. REF SRM 51-10-2, SRM 51-30-2, RE INSTALLED BLEED AIR DUCT REF MM 36-00-001. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.