Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727264

Difficulty date
March 30, 2006
Submitted
April 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764AT
Make and model
Boeing 727264
Aircraft serial
22984
Aircraft time
55,472 hours, 29,948 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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

LT WING INSIDE NR 2 SLAT LE ACTUATOR POINT IB AND OB RIBS HAVE EVIDENCE OF CRACKS, MARKED. HFEC INSP PER 727 PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23 CONFIRMED BOTH RIBS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIB ASSY OB P/N 65-17310-4 PO# 619582 AND IB P/N 65-17310-4 PO# 619577 ON LH WING NR 2 SLAT LE ACTUATOR POINT IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.