Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
April 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54354
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21986
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 70.5
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

MCI - DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE, A CRACK INDICATION WAS FOUND IN THE RT WING RIB UPPER CHORD AT RBL 70.5 STATION 760, THE UPPER FORWARD HOLE AT 6 O'CLOCK AND 12 O'CLOCK. REPAIRED PER ARA 11719 AND TWA STANDARD PRACTICES. (M)