Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21814
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.

What was found

THE UPPER CHORD ANGLE OF THE LEFT WING RIB AT WS 171.5 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT A FASTENER HOLE ON THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE CHORD ANGLE UNDER S16. REPAIRED PER ERA 332872-14, REV B.