SDR GAIA9604

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6833
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20186
Part
Rib
Part number
651725613
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing L/E
Part time
71,048 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT AT MSP, MECHANIC FOUND OUTBOARD SLAT ACTUATOR TRUNNION SUPPORT RIB CRACKED THROUGH LOWER BOLT HOLE. SUPPORT RIB REPLACED PER SB 727-57-130R2, ACTUATOR INSTALLED, RIG AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY. AGING AIRCRAFT MOD PER SB 57-130R2 HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS AIRCRAFT. (M)