Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date
November 4, 2008
Submitted
November 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial
21849
Aircraft time
39,962 hours, 27,597 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
651727611
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 OTBD L/E NR 4 SLAT S/N BN605, 2 CRACKED INTERNAL BRACKET TABS ON AFT WEB BELOW EACH SIDE OF ACTUATOR BOLT HEAD AND NUT. REPLACED 2 CRACKED RIBS REF SRM 51-30-02 PG 1-5. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.

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