Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
September 5, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft time
71,190 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
71,971 hours, 56,173 cycles
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

(CAN) DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND RT WING RIB CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH, LOCATION AT WS 519 STR 6 LOWER FLANGE ATTACH POINT.

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