Service difficulty report · Ribs · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21702
Part
Ribs
Part number
651622295
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Le Slat
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

DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 3 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH CRACKS IN L/E RIBS NR 9 AND 10. CRACKING WAS ON THE INNER SKIN OUTBOARD OF THE OUTBOARD ACTUATOR ATTACH SUPPORT RIB, CRACK IN LOWER SKIN AT 5 FROM THE OUTBOARD END OF SLAT. ALSO, A CRACK IN THE UPPER CORNER OF OPENING IN SPAR FOR THE ANTI-ICE TEE DUCT. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER MM 57-54-0.