Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79746
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22449
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 8 Le Slat
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 8 SLAT RIB, JUST INBOARD OF ANTI-ICE DUCT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-50-3, FIGURE 9.