Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
November 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2814W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20870
Part
Rib
Part number
652163832
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 850
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 RBL 70.65 WING RIB HAS A CRACK EMANATING FROM THE LOWER OF TWO FASTENER HOLES USED FOR A FUEL CROSSOVER LINE ATTACH CLIP, AND TERMINATING IN THE LOWER FUEL CROSSOVER CUT-OUT LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY BS 835. THE CRACK MEASURES 0.5 INCH IN LENGTH. THE WEB IS MADE FROM MACHINED 7178-T651 PLATE WITH A WEB THICKNESS OF 0.21 INCH. THE PADDED REGION ADJACENT TO FUEL CROSSOVER CUT-OUT (CRACKED AREA) IS 0.58 INCH THICK. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 302716-14.