- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2003
- Submitted
- July 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48420
- Aircraft time
- 42,860 hours, 9,165 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- ARC41251
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- 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.
What was found
LT WING - O/B T/E FLAP ASSY FOUND NR 2 TRACK STOP ISLAND RIB CRACKED AT BARREL NUT MOUNT AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIB AT LT WING OUTBD TRAILING EDGE FLAP IAW SRM 51-31-01 VOL. II AND EA 1-5750-71834 - WINGS - TRAILING EDGE FLAPS - OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP - SECONDARY UP STOP - REPAIR.