Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
September 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69736
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION FOUND A .50 INCH CRACK IN BOTTOM OF RIB INSIDE OF RIGHT NAV LIGHT COMPARTMENT (RT WING TIP). THE RIB WAS REMOVED . A NEW RIB WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM'S 51-10-1 AND 51-40-2. A DOUBLER WAS ALSO INSTALLED TO REPAIR CRACKED WEB IN SAME AREA.