Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
December 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717DH
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19389
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 686.5
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, INSPECTION OF UPPER AND LOWER RIB CHORDS AT WL 686.5, FOUND CRACK ON LOWER FLANGE OF STR 6 RIB. STOP DRILLED END OF CRACK, INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 57-10-5. REPAIR 9.75 BY 3.75.

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