What was found
RIGHT WING RIB AT WING STATION 135 IS CRACKED ON THE LOWER CHORD BETWEEN STR 2 AND 3. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED RT WING LOWER RIB CHORD AT WBL 135.5 BETWEEN STR 2-3R IAW EA 400, 57EA 16219.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2015
- Submitted
- December 10, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N705AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 29318
- Aircraft time
- 54,169 hours, 30,726 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 6545445140
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.