What was found
DURING A HEAVY MX INSP, THE LT WING OTBD FLAP INBD FAIRING AFT INTERANL RIB CRACKED IN 2 EACH PLACES. FABRICATED RIB FROM 2024 T3 0.063". HEATED TREATED RIB. INSTALLED RIB AND RETURNED ITEM TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2009
- Submitted
- October 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc - Aircraft
- N898AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22014
- Aircraft time
- 61,103 hours, 34,747 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Te Flap
- 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.