SDR DHL9672006C

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date: October 25, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N720DH
Make and model: Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial: 19544
System (JASC): 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
Part: Rib
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, LEFT WING INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK AT WING RIB STA 629, ATTACH FLANGE AT S-2 LOWER SIDE. STOP DRILLED CRACK, ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF STOP HOLE, ENLARGED STOP HOLE ADDITIONAL .062 PER S/B 57-0127. INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR PER SRM 57-10-5 AND S/B 57-0127, 10 BY 3.