Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21062
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 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

A .5 INCH CRACK PAST PREVIOUS STOP DRILL, LOWER O/B SIDE OF NR 4 SLAT NOSE RIB AT ACTUATOR ATTACH. A .375 INCH CRACK UPPER O/B SIDE OF NR 4 L/E SLAT NOSE RIB AT ACTUATOR ATTACH. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.