What was found
LEFT WING RIB STA 135.5 AFT END JUST BEFORE REAR SPAR HAS CRACK. REMOVED DAMAGE & INSTALLED REPAIR PER EA 98713, DEFECT SIZE: .625 INCH.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2007
- Submitted
- June 22, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N418US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737401
- Aircraft serial
- 23985
- Aircraft time
- 50,460 hours, 50,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Left 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.