Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
March 10, 2006
Submitted
April 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
19661
Aircraft time
106,939 hours, 27,146 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
65B1013517
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C LHW NR 6 VC FLAP O/B ARM O/B RIB O/B SIDE CTR VERTICAL STIFFENER FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT HOLES 1100, CRACK LENGTH 1.9". LHW NR 6 VC FLAP O/B ARM O/B RIB O/B SIDE CTR STIFFENER REPAIRED AS PER HX RS NR R57-41-35411 PERFORM DVI AT THE AFFECTED AREAS AT EARLIER OF C CHK OR 3 MONTHS INTERNALS FOR SIGNS OF ADDITIONAL CRACK/CORROSION LOOSE OR MISSING FASTENERS OR DEGRADATION OF SUBJECT REPAIR INTEGRITY. UPS EO NR B747-5740-24046-A ISSUED FOR REPEAT INSP.