SDR TAOA109615

Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
October 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923TS
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
20441
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 760.95
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

AD NR 94-07-08 INSPECTION OF THE LEFT SIDE BL 70.5 WING RIB UPPER CHORD REVEALED CRACKS IN THE FORWARD TWO FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO THE BS 760.95 FRAME. THE CRACK EXTENDS SLIGHTLY INTO THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE. CORROSION WAS ALSO DETECTED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE VERTICAL FLANGE AROUND THE CRACKED FASTENER HOLES. ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION NR S1485 ACCOMPLISHED. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED/CORRODED SECTION OF VERTICAL FLANGE AND STOP DRILLED LOWER END OF CRACK, INSPECTED SLOTTED AREA AND TRIMMED AREA TO ENSURE NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE IS PRESENT. (M)