SDR 08FDEA04968

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date: November 24, 2008
Submitted: November 25, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N287FE
Make and model: Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial: 21849
Aircraft time: 39,962 hours, 27,597 cycles
System (JASC): 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
Part: Rib
Part number: 64834219
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lt Wing
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 L/E RIB LWR CHORD HAS 2 CRACKS AT 5 INCH AND 18 INCH FROM SPAR, FSS 122. REMOVED PNL 6301 TO FOM. FABRICATED ANGLE REF DWG 64-8342-19 DRILLED-UP, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED ANGLE REF SRM 51-30-5, MM 51-20-021, MM 51-20-051, AND SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED PANEL 6301 REF SRM 51-30-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.

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