What was found
RIGHT WBL 135.5 WING RIB LOWER CHORD IS CRACKED BETWEEN LOWER STRINGERS 2 AND 3. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED LOWER CHORD RIB AT WBL 135.5. BETWEEN STR 2R AND STR 3R IAW EA 400 57 EA 14548.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2015
- Submitted
- February 23, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N795AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 28890
- Aircraft time
- 53,072 hours, 29,632 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 654544556
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 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.