Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 28, 2000
Submitted
August 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21469
Aircraft time
64,193 hours, 48,778 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
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

THE RBL 70.5 WING RIB WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK AT FS 760.96. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-57-0112 AND PROGRESSED BETWEEN TWO FASTENER HOLES. THE HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO ENSURE CRACK CONTAINMENT AND A REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED PER S/B 727-57-0112 AND ER/A 377889-14AD, REV C.