Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
December 8, 2019
Submitted
December 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29737
Aircraft time
87,164 hours, 10,443 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

(AIRCRAFT 7006, L/P 1392582) OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION SHOWS 7 EA CRACK INDICATIONS AT RIB ISS196 (2ND RIB O/B). 1 EA HOLE HAS CRACK APPROX. 1.25". OTHER 6 CRACKS ARE APPROX. 0.5".*MARKED*. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED PER B777 SRM 57-43-01.