Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
December 29, 2003
Submitted
January 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753DH
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22468
Aircraft time
54,738 hours, 29,157 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

N/R 65147 NR 8 SLAT AT ACTUATOR ATTACH MOUNT IB. RIB IS CRACKED ABOUT 2.5 INCHES LONG SLAT STA. 390. REMOVED NR 8 SLAT IAW M/M 27-81-11. REMOVED NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-81-22. REMOVED ACCESS PANELS AND RIBS AT NR 8 SLAT IAW SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED RIBS AND BRACKET SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-30-2. DRILLED NEW HOLES AT RIBS AND BRACKET SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-30-5. INSTALLED RIBS AND BRACKET SUPPORT P/N 65-17327-4, P/N 65-17327-3, AND 65-1727-7 P.O. NR 3421114, 342115, 3345442 IAW SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED INT. PANELS AT NR 8 SLAT IAW SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR AND SLAT IAW MM. 27-81-11 AND 27-81-22. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-81-0.