Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79746
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22449
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 Slat Act
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 .5 INCH CRACK IN RT WING NR 6 SLAT OUTBOARD TRACK INBOARD ATTACH RIB AND A .5 INCH CRACK IN INBOARD TRACK OUTBOARD ATTACH RIB OF NR 6 SLAT. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED, DOUBLERS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-3.