Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
July 14, 2012
Submitted
July 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23147
Aircraft time
55,893 hours, 41,567 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
114T251213
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat
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

NUMBER 4 SLAT OUTBOARD DRIVE ROD CUTOUT INBOARD NOSE RIB CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 SLAT I/B DRIVE ROD CUTOUT I/B NOSE RIB IAW B767 SRM 51-40-02 REF DRAWING 114T2512, ACFT WAS GROUNDED.