Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
December 14, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8890Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21859
Aircraft time
52,071 hours, 34,098 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

INSPECTIONS OF THE UPPER RIB CHORD ON THE RT WING AT RBL 70.5 PER BAC S/B 727-57-0112 AND AD 94-07-08 REVEALED A CRACK IN A FASTENER HOLE AT FS 760.95. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACK AND THEN COLD WORKED. THE HOLE WAS BUSHED AND THE CHORD REINFORCED WITH AN ALUMINUM ANGLE PER THE BAC S/B AND PER ER/A 382192-14AD, REV A.