Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
November 13, 2025
Submitted
December 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7868K
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
29364
Aircraft time
57,429 hours, 38,246 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FOUND ONE CRACK RADIATING FROM FASTENER HOLE AT LT HORIZONTAL STAB RIB 5, HSS 129.50, LOWER FLANGE ADJACENT TO THE NR 1 VERTICAL STIFFENER.

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