Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
October 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19544
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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, HFEC ON LEFT WING RIB UPPER CHORD, CRACKS AT BL 70.5. STOP DRILLED HOLE, HFEC ON STOP HOLE AND COMMON FASTENERS HOLES, NOT CRACKS NOTED. INSTALLED PREVENTATIVE MODIFICATION PER S/B 57-0112 AND DRAWING 65-33202.