SDR DL72L992782

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: December 1, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N505DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21307
System (JASC): 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
Part: Rib
Condition: Cracked
Location: Le Flap
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 HMV2 FOUND NR 3 SLAT RIBS CRACKED. REPAIR AT RIB MARKED NR 3, RIB MKD NR 10, RIB MKD NR 17. CORROSION - DYE CKD AS PER PS 900-6-3 AND NO CRACKS. FABRICATED DOUBLER PER MM 57-54-0 PG 807. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SAME, DYE CHECKED RIB NR 17 PER PS 900-6-3 STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABD DOUBLER PER MM 57-54-00 PG 813, CHEM TREAT PER PS 900-2-4-1 NR 02, FABD SHIMS PER MM 57-54-00 PG 813A, PAIT/TREAT, AND INSTALLED PER MM 57-54-00.