Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72729

Difficulty date
February 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712DH
Make and model
Boeing 72729
Aircraft serial
19401
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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, NR 2 SLAT HAS THE 8TH RIB FROM I/B END CRACKED AT LOWER AFT END. ROUTED OUT CRACK, HFEC, INSTALLED RIB REPAIR PER SRM 57-50-3, 4 BY 2.

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