Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
December 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717DH
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19389
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 546
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, INSP UPPER AND LOWER RIB CHORDS AT WS 546.5 FOUND CRACKED AT LOWER RIB FLANGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT FLANGE AT STR 8 PER SRM 57-10-5, 9.75 BY 3.75, N/R 2012.

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