Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
January 10, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7463U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21917
Aircraft time
57,135 hours, 32,805 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Rib
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

DURING INSPECTION PER SB 727-57-0112 AS MANDATED BY AD94-07-08 ON THE LBL 70.5 RIB CHORD AT STATION 760.95, TWO CRACKED FASTENER HOLES WERE FOUND. CAUSE WAS FATIGUE. BOTH HOLES WERE OVERSIZED UNTIL THE CRACKS WERE ELIMINATED AND OVERSIZED FASTENERS INSTALLED. THIS REPAIR WAS APPROVED AS AN ALTERNATE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE TO AD94-07-08 BY BOEING''S DER.