SDR EISA95297

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72782

Difficulty date: September 2, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N357NE
Make and model: Boeing 72782
Aircraft serial: 19405
System (JASC): 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
Part: Rib
Condition: Cracked
Location: Ws 629
Stage of operation: IN
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

UPON A SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL, THE LEFT WING RIB 629 LOWER CHORD HAS A CRACK AT THE THIRD STRINGER FROM THE END, CRACK LENGTH WAS 1 INCH. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW B727 SRM 57-10-2, 51-20-4. (M)

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