- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2005
- Submitted
- April 3, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21998
- Aircraft time
- 59,330 hours, 33,035 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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
RIB CRACKED ON FWD BOTTOM EDGE, RT WING LE WS 130. REMOVED NR 4 K-FLAP FOR ACCESS IAW B727 MM 27-81-01. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW 727 SRM 51-10-1 AND FABBED REPAIR ANGLE FROM 7075T6 .063 PO NR 900861 DIM. 6" BY 1 3/4" IAW 727 SRM 57-20-2 FIG 1 AND 51-40-3 FIG 1. REPAIR ANGLE TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED IAW 727 SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-40-3 FIG 1.