Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 11, 2010
Submitted
March 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
44,408 hours, 28,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 7 Slat
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 7 SLAT HAS 1 RIB CRACKED ON OTBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR FWD MOUNT.