SDR 95ZZZX7065

Service difficulty report · Closure Rib · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
November 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1972
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
18428
Part
Closure Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1570
Part time
72,212 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHILE PERFORMING CPC TASK CARD C55-391-30, THE VERTICAL STABILATOR'S UPPER RT CLOSURE RIB WAS FOUND EXFOLIATED ON ITS OUTBOARD SIDE JUST FORWARD OF THE FORKED END OF THE AFT HINGE POINT FITTING FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM 55-30-1, FIGURE 1. SUSPECT CAUSE: UNKNOWN.

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