Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 16, 2010
Submitted
July 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
100,703 hours, 20,573 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Stab Fairing
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

NRC 1142 :HORIZ STAB" LT STAB L/E OTBD FAIRING HAS 4 CRACKS AT RIB ANGLE. (CRACKED AREA TRIMMED OUT. REINFORCED AREA WITH ANGLE AND FILLER PN N523MC NRC 1142 1/2 IAW SRM 55-10-06 FIG 1 AND FASTENERS INSTL IAW SRM 51-30-02).

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