What was found
MCI - DURING OP17 MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE LEFT WING WS 738.5 RIB CHORD WAS CRACKED ON LOWER CHORD AT STRINGER 6 AND 8, IN THE RADIUS. INSTALLED NEW RIB PER SRM 51-10-1 AND 51-30-2. (M)
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54340
- Make and model
- Boeing 727231
- Aircraft serial
- 20845
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ws 738.5
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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