Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
July 25, 2002
Submitted
August 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22649
Aircraft time
60,189 hours, 49,686 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Rib
Part number
6546456
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-20 CHECK CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE LT AILERON LEADING EDGE RIBS AT THE OUTBOARD END, AND INBOARD OF THE NR 2 HINGE FITTING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED OUTBOARD RIB OF LT AILERON, FABRICATED A NEW RIB, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER DWG 65-46456. MAINTENANCE DRESSED OUT CRACKS AT INBOARD OF THE NR 2 HINGE FITTING IAW B737-200 SRM 57-50-1 FIG 4, PG 6 H. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACKS WERE CONTAINED, NO CRACKS NOTED.