Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 72722C

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941UP
Make and model
Boeing 72722C
Aircraft serial
19196
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 760
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-C, A PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS DISCOVERED TO THE RBL 70.5 RIB CHORD AT 135 760. HOWEVER, A CRACK HAD PROGRESSED SINCE THE ORIGINAL REPAIR INSTALLATION. REPAIR PER CARRIED OUT PER SB727-53-0112 (UPS EO 7275710-1271) WITH DEVIATIONS OUTLINED IN SRS EO 96-30-016.

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