Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
January 16, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717DH
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19389
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cowl
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

AT D-CK, NR 3 ENG LWR COWL HAS NR 13 RIB RADIUS CRACKED AT 6:00 O'CLOCK POS. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT NR 13 RIB RADIUS PER B727 SRM 51-10-1. INSTALLED REPAIR ON NR 13 RIB OF NR 3 ENG COWL PER B727 SRM 54-10-3. REF: N/R 6560.

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