Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7474EVF

Difficulty date
September 22, 2014
Submitted
September 26, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N558CL
Make and model
Boeing 7474EVF
Aircraft serial
35171
Aircraft time
23,624 hours, 3,875 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
65B1086573
Condition
Broken
Location
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A FLAP CARRIAGE CHANGE ON THE LT WING, IT WAS NOTED THE T/E RIB ASSEMBLY, AT WBL 516 WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. REPAIRED BY REPLACEMENT .

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