Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 13, 2011
Submitted
October 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26694
Aircraft time
61,921 hours, 21,779 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Rib
Condition
Missing
Location
Vertical Stab
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

SPLICE ASSY AT UPPER END OF VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PANEL 321BL MISSING INTERNAL RIB.