Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 18, 2000
Submitted
May 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21703
Aircraft time
58,016 hours, 44,495 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Slat
Component
Rib
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 HMV, THE RIB OF THE NR 2 SLAT WAS FOUND CRACKED JUST O/B OF ANTI-ICE DUCT. REMOVED DAMAGE AND MADE DOUBLER AND FILLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 814.