What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT, THE NUMBER 4 SLAT ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED IN LOWER RADIUS. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1, 57-50-3, 51-40-2 AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL 51-20-2.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N275AF
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 22092
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing
- 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.