What was found
LT WING: LEADING EDGE RIB AT SLAT TRACK NR 16 FOUND WITH HAIRLINE CRACK. RIB REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL.II AND DRAWING ARB2850.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2003
- Submitted
- May 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N595FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48553
- Aircraft time
- 39,197 hours, 5,391 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Te Flap
- 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.