Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 16, 2009
Submitted
July 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22550
Aircraft time
41,261 hours, 28,935 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
651622143
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NR 6 SLAT RIB IS CRACKED, OTBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR FWD ATTACHMENT. REMOVED CRACKED RIB AT NR 6 SLAT OUTBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR IAW SRM 51-30-2 FABRICATED NEW SLAT RIB, HEAT TREATED RIB TO T6 IAW FAS ENGINEERING REPORT 2-37153-801 REV A VERIFIED HARDNESS IAW NDTM PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 20, LOCATED, DRILLED AND DE-BURRED NEW SLAT RIB IAW SRM 51-30-5 TREATED AND PRIMED RIB IAW SRM 51-10-2 INSTALLED NEW RIB IAW SRM 51-30-2.