Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
November 2, 2007
Submitted
February 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21691
Aircraft time
60,872 hours, 40,673 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 7 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

NR 7 SLAT INBOARD RIB AND OUTBOARD RIB FOR SLAT INBOARD TRACK ARE CRACKED. REMOVED 2 EACH DAMAGED RIBS FROM NR 7 SLAT IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW RIBS IAW B-727 SRM 57-50-2 FIGURE 2 AND 51-20-1. HEAT TREATED NEW RIBS IAW FAS ENGINEERING REPORT NR 2-37153-801 REV A. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW RIBS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED 2 EACH RIBS AT NR 7 SLAT INBOARD TRACK IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.