What was found
UPPER CHORD OF THE LT WING RIB AT WS 171.5 WAS FOUND W/CRACKS. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLES ON THE HORIZ FLANGE OF THE CHORD ANGLE UNDER WING STRINGERS 17 AND 20. REPAIRED PER ERA 332081-14.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21149
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 6483385
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ws 171.5
- 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.