Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 29, 2010
Submitted
April 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
44,408 hours, 28,804 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
6517294U14
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 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

LEFT WING INBD AND OTBD RIBS ARE CRACKED WHERE NR 3 LE SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNTS TO SLAT. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL FOR ACCESS IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED INBD AND OTBD RIBS IAW SRM 51-10-1. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INBD RIB SUPPORT PN NR 65-17294U14 PO NR 20013120 AND NEW OTBD RIB SUPPORT PN NR 651729U13 PO NR 20013164 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-5. TREATED AND PRIMED RIBS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW INBD AND OTBD RIBS AT NR 3 SLAT L/E ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT IAW SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED ACCESS PANEL IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.