Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
August 4, 2010
Submitted
August 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29257
Aircraft time
47,752 hours, 7,255 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Wing
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

DURING A-CHECK, THE 69B12755-5 STIFFENER ON THE LT WING T/E RIB WBL515 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN OUT SECTION DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE LT WING OTBD MID-FLAP INBD END GUIDE ROLLER. (THE STIFFENER IS MADE FROM 0.063 INCH CLAD 2024-T3 IAW DWG 69B12755. PART 1, IS TO BE DONE TO PROVIDE AN EXTRA MEASURE OF CLEARANCE AFTER CHECKING AND IF NEEDED RIGGING THE FLAPS, A NEW STIFFENER WILL BE FABRICATED WITH LESS FLANGE WIDTH. PART 2, IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED EVERY 1000 FLIGHT HOURS TO ENSURE THAT NO FURTHER CONTACT IS MADE BETWEEN THE GUIDE ROLLER AND STIFFENER UNTIL PART 3, PERMANENT REPAIR IS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED C-CHECK.)

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