Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21020
Part
Rib
Part number
6518522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 760
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 ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4-58560-3AD, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE LBL 70.5 WING RIB CHORD. THE CRACK RAN FROM ONE OF THE UPPER FASTENERS IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE AT STA 760.95 DOWN TO THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE. THIS CRACK REQUIRES AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF REMOVAL TO THE ONE IN THE REFERENCED EO. THE RIB CHORD IS MANUFACTURED FROM 7075-T6 EXTRUSION. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 302686-14AD.