Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
January 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19862
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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, LEFT WING RIB CHORD BL 70.5 HAS CRACK INDICATION AT FWD UPPER AND FWD LOWER HOLES. HFEC, CRACK VERIFIED. STOP DRILLED CRACK, HFEC, INSTALLED REPAIR PER S/B 57-0211. N/R 1030/1143.