SDR DL72S960666

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: March 12, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N546DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 22677
System (JASC): 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
Part: Rib
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lt/Rt Wing
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

MTC DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE LT AND RT WING RIB CHORD DURING MV-2 IN ATL. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE HOLES TO .628 INCH IN THE LT RIB CHORD. IN THE RT RIB CHORD THE CRACK WAS REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE UPPER HOLE TO .6435 INCH AND THE LOWER HOLE TO .629 INCH, .25 INCH MATERIAL REMAINS BETWEEN THE TWO HOLES. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 303299-14.