Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
March 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21674
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Rib
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Aileron
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

NR 0905 RT OUTBD AILERON HAS .25 DIA CHERRY MAX FASTENER IN UPPER SKIN, RIB IS .600 WIDE, ORIGINAL FASTENERS WERE .125 DIA COUNTER SINK INTO RIB WILL HAVE DAMAGED RIB AND MINIMUM ED IS LOST IN RIB. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIB PER SRM 51-10-1. SKIN REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED ON NR 0906 AILERON BALANCE ACCOMPLISHED ON NR 0324.