Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767231

Difficulty date
December 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606TW
Make and model
Boeing 767231
Aircraft serial
22569
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Le Slat
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

DURING OP 15 MAINT CHECK, FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK IN LT WING L/E BULLNOSE RIB, I/B END OF NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR, LT WING STA 565. INSTALLED NEW RIB (P/N 114T2512-7). INSTALLED WITH RIVETS AND HI-LOKS.