Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
July 17, 2019
Submitted
October 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
37167
Aircraft time
17,573 hours, 1,936 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Te
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED CRACK OF 3.712” L IN UPPER OUTBOARD FLANGE LH WING FIXED TRAILING EDGE RIB ASSY OF LH INBOARD FLAP IAW DMC-B787-A-51-21; SO THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED I.A.W. BOEING MSG AMX-AMX-19-0427-02B; HFEC INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED IAW REF. B787 NDTM PART 6 51-00-01 PROC. 1; NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGES WERE FOUND, ALL CORRECT.

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