Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
July 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19545
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Tip
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, LT WING TIP OUTER RIB HAS CRACK EXTENDING OUT FROM OVAL ACCESS PANEL OPENING, LOWER AFT CORNER. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC, INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3, 4 X 10 X 1. N/R 1283.