Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 9, 2004
Submitted
September 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780DH
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22006
Aircraft time
59,986 hours, 32,166 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 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

DURING A C-CHECK THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED; NR 3 SLAT IB AND OB ACT. ATTACH FRAMES WS 515 ARE CRACKED IN RADIUS. STOP DRILLED CRACKS IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 9 ON NR 3 SLAT IB AND OB ACT. ATTACH FRAMES AT WS 515, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS FROM .032 CRES AISI321 PO NR 900878 DIMENSIONS .7500 INCH X 3.5 INCHES X .7500 INCH IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 9, PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-10-2 INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 9 AND 51-30-2 REMOVED NR 3 SLAT IAW MM 27-81-11, REINSTALLED NR 3 SLAT IAW MM 27-81-11.