Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21469
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 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

NR 6 SLAT HAS A CRACKED RIB ON INSIDE RADIUS, MARKED. DYE PENETRANT INSPECTED CRACK PER PS 900-6-3 NR 1, STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED DOUBLER PER MM 57-40-0 FIG 814. OK TO INSTALL DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON NR 6 SLAT JUST O/B OF ANTI-ICE DUCT.