Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72729

Difficulty date
March 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712DH
Make and model
Boeing 72729
Aircraft serial
19401
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Le Slat
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 D-CHECK, CRACK ON I/B AND O/B RIBS AT NR 3 SLAT O/B TRACK. STOP DRILLED CRACKS, ACCOMPLISH HFEC, INSTALLED RIB REPAIR DOUBLER 4 BY 3 ON O/B SIDE. INSTALLED RIB REPAIR DOUBLER ON I/B SIDE, 4 BY 3, PER SRM 57-50-3.

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