What was found
CLT - Q5 - MAJOR REPAIR - RIGHT WING RIB WEB LOWER CHORD CRACKED AT WBL 135.5, 7 INCHES FORWARD OF AFT SPAR AT LOWER SKIN. REPAIRED RIGHT WING RIB WEB LOWER CHORD CRACKED AT WBL 135.5, IAW US AIRWAYS EA 100777.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2008
- Submitted
- December 19, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438US
- Make and model
- Boeing 7374B7
- Aircraft serial
- 24560
- Aircraft time
- 50,701 hours, 34,140 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 600
- 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.