Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
September 22, 2000
Submitted
September 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22533
Aircraft time
57,549 hours, 39,514 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt & Lt 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 BL 70.5 RIB CHORDS ON THE LT & RT WINGS WERE FOUND WITH TYPICAL FASTENER HOLE CRACKS IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE CHORDS AT FS 760.95. THE CRACKS ARE THE FWD FASTENER HOLE OF EACH CHORD AND ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-57-0112. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE HOLES, TAKING AN INSURANCE CUT, COLDWORKING THE HOLES, AND INSTALLING O/S FASTENERS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE PER ER/A 378541-14AD, REV B.