Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 13, 2005
Submitted
April 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Aircraft time
60,178 hours, 33,687 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

NR 5 SLAT INTERIOR AT ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT INB RIB CRACK NOTED WS 410. REMOVED NR 5 LE SLAT ACTUATOR ASSY IAW 727 MM 27-81-32 AND 27-81-11. REMOVED CRACKED U-CHANNEL IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2 AND FABBED NEW FROM 2024T3 .071 PONR 9002193 DIM.15 INCH BY 3 1/8 INCH IAW 727 SRM 57-50-2 FIG 2. PART TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED IAW 727 SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-30-2 DAMAGED RIBS PN 65-17276-9 PO NR 5079118 AND 65-17276-11 PO NR 4246220 IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED SLAT ACTUATOR IAW 727 MM 27-81-32 AND 27-81-11. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK IAW B727 MM 27-81-0 FOUND OK.