Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
January 9, 2002
Submitted
January 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23634
Aircraft time
53,167 hours, 32,609 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
655075712
Condition
Damaged
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-17 CHECK MAINTENANCE DISCOVERD A HOLE DRILLED THROUGH INBOARD L/H MIDFLAP LOWER SURFACE INTO THE FLAP TRACK SUPPORT RIB AT APPROXIMATELY WBL 116. DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE FROM A DRILLED OUT GREASE FITTING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED INBOARD L/H MIDFLAP RIB AND ATTACH ANGLE AT WBL 111, AND RIB FITTING AT WBL 116. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW RIB FITTING AT WBL 116 IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG 3, AND RE-INSTALLED RIB AND ATTACH ANGLE AT WBL 111 IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG 3, 10. A NEW GREASE FITTING WAS INSTALLED.

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