What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS OF RIB AT RT FORWARD NLG DOOR FORWARD UPPER EDGE, SIX INCHES BELOW THE DOOR LATCH. THE RIB WAS REMOVED AND A NEW RIB WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10, FIGURE 1, 52-10-2, 51-30-1, AND MM 51-20-0.
- Difficulty date
- December 27, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N33785
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 20640
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Door
- 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.