Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7447U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21901
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

TWO CRACKED FASTENER HOLES AT BS 760, WL 200 AT WING LBBL 70.5 RIB UPPER CHORD VERTICAL FLANGE WERE FOUND. ONE FASTENER HOLE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH A FILLER, WHILE THE OTHER HOLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A FREEZE PLUG. INSTALLATION OF LT 70.5 CHORD PREVENTATIVE MOD KIT PER SB 727-57-0112 WAS THEN COMPLETED. AREA IS SUBJECT TO AD'S 94-07-08,90-06-09 AND 98-11-03. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED AS AN AMOC TO AD04-07-08,AD-90-06-09 AND COMPLIANCE TO AD98-11-03 R1 BY BOEING'S DER WITH AN B110-3.