Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7442U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21896
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 760
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

A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE RBBL 70.5 WING RIB UPPER CHORD AT BS 760,WL 198, DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BOEING SB 727-57-112, RBBL 70.5 PLUS CHORD PREVENTATIVE MODIFICATION. A REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER A DEVIATION TO BOEING SB 727-57-112. THE AREA IS SUJECT TO AD'S 94-07-08, 90-06-09 AND 98-11-03. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED AS AN AMOC TO AD'S 94-07-08, AD90-06-09 AND COMPLIANCE TO AD98-11-03. R1 BY BOEING'S DER WITH AN 8110-3.