Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22226
Aircraft time
68,978 hours, 32,085 cycles
Part
Rib
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

RIB CRACKED ON LT WING LEADING EDGE AT APPROX WS 528 WHERE RIB ATTACHES TO FRONT SPAR. REPAIRED WING L/E INNER CHORD ON WING RIB AT STA 528 IAW B767-200 SRM 57-41-09. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.