What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK AT AFT END OF UPPER RIB CAP INSIDE OF RT WING LEADING EDGE, FS 333. THE CRACKED ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A REPLACEMENT ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-20-2.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579PE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727243
- Aircraft serial
- 21662
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fs 333
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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