Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 4, 2026
Submitted
June 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14249
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28809
Aircraft time
77,272 hours, 29,906 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

LEFT WING, CORROSION (LOST MATERIAL) LOCATED ON CLOSURE RIB 27 WBL 658.17 NEXT TO THE OUTER WING FRONT SPAR (EXTERNAL SKIN). INSTALLED NEW PART ON LT WING CLOSURE RIB 27 WBL 658.17 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. REMOVED CORROSION ON LT WING CLOSURE RIB 27 WBL 658.17 IAW SRM 57-30-02-1A-1, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS MATERIAL LOST MORE THAN 0.10 IN IAW SRM 57-30-02-1A-1 FIG A. REMOVED LT WING CLOSURE RIB 27 WBL 658.17 IAW SRM 51-40-02-OG-0, RECEIVED NEW PART DWG 737- 8510 PL, LOCATED AND DRILL NEW PART ON LEFT WING RIB 27 WBL 658. 17 NEXT TO OUTER WING FRONT SPAR IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0, INSTALLED NEW PART ON LT WING CLOSURE RIB 27 WBL 658.17 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0,FINAL INTALLATION OF RIB 27 ON LT WING WBL 658.17 NEXT TO THE OUTER WING FRONT SPAR IAW SRM 51 -40-02-0G-0 STEP 5 & 7, DWG 737-8510 REV D.