Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767205

Difficulty date
September 27, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650TW
Make and model
Boeing 767205
Aircraft serial
23057
Aircraft time
64,508 hours, 16,863 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
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

DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE RIGHT I/B ELEVATOR, FWD OF FRONT SPAR, FOURTH RIB FROM THE I/B END WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA WITH GRAPHITE BOND REPAIR PER SRM 55-20 AND 51-70.