Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
May 13, 2019
Submitted
May 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
89,115 hours, 42,359 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
114T22309
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

CRACK IN THE LEFT WING RIB CHORD AT WING STATION 416 FORWARD OF THE FRONT SPAR. THE CHORD WAS REPLACED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.