Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72725

Difficulty date
September 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708DH
Make and model
Boeing 72725
Aircraft serial
18275
Part
Rib
Part number
6597104121
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 629
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, FOUND WING RIB ON LEFT WING STA 629.0 HAS CRACKS AT STRINGERS 8 AND 10. THREE AT TOP AND TWO AT BOTTOM. REPLACED RIB PER S/B 57-0127.

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