Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
June 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19545
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 686.5
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

AT C-CHECK, FOUND RIB AT WS 686.5 LOWER CHORD CRACKED AT STR 6 AND STR 8. STOP DRILLED HOLES, INSTALLED REPAIR AT STR 6 PER 57-10-5, 10.5 BY 2. INSTALLED REPAIR AT STR 8 PER SRM 57-10-5, 12.5 BY 2.