Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72725

Difficulty date
September 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708DH
Make and model
Boeing 72725
Aircraft serial
18275
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 686.5
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT C-CHECK, INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS AT RIB UPPER FLANGE AT STR 13 AND 14 AND LOWER FLANGE AT STR 8 WS 686.5. INSTALLED REPAIRS PER S/B 57-0127, UPPER REPAIR 15 INCHES BY 3.5 INCHES, LOWER DOUBLER 8 INCHES BY 3.5 INCHES.

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