What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C DURING EDDY CURRENT INSP.OF R/H BS870 FORGING 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND ON FWD INTEGRAL RIB AT S11. REF EO.B727-5310-3057 APPDX.D FOR PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF TERMINAL F ITTING S9 TO S12 AND APPDX.C STEP 1.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2003
- Submitted
- February 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N947UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72725C
- Aircraft serial
- 19722
- Aircraft time
- 63,836 hours, 46,760 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs870 S9 To S12
- 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.