Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
July 30, 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
114T25119
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 5 SLAT OUTBOARD DRIVE ROD CUTOUT OUTBOARD NOSE RIB CRACKED. MANUFACTURED RIB IAW BOEING DWG 114T2511 REMOVED OLD RIB & REPLACED WITH NEW PART. WORKED IAW DWG 114T2511, B767 SRM 51-40-2 PAGE 7D, 51-20-01 METAL PO#0016868. HEAT TREAT IAW BAC 5602, BAC 5946, ACFT WAS GROUNDED.