Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
June 20, 2019
Submitted
June 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802AN
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40620
Aircraft time
15,912 hours, 1,876 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
152Z633155
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT WING IFTE INBOARD FLAP SUPPORT BACKUP RIB CRACKED AT THE AFT OUTBOARD UPPER VERTICAL FLANGE THRU 2 FASTENER HOLS AT WS 811.10. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: REPAIRED BACKUP RIB PER EA 295598. ** (CLOSED)

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