Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
September 6, 2000
Submitted
September 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22534
Aircraft time
58,042 hours, 39,676 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
651852214
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 RIB CHORD ON THE RT WING AT FS 760.95 AND RBL 70.85 WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE CHORD. THE FLANGE WAS TRIMMED AWAY TO REMOVE THE CRACK AND REPAIRED WITH A REPAIR ANGLE MODIFICATION PER BAC S/B 727- 57-0112 AND ER/A 378263-14AD.