What was found
RIGHT WING NR 16 SLAT TRACK INBOARD RIB FOUND CRACK APPROX 0.5 INCH IN LENGTH. RT WING NR 16 SLAT TRACK INBOARD RIB REMOVED AND NEW RIB INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-35-01 VOL. II AND SRM 51-33-01 VOL.II.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2003
- Submitted
- August 8, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N596FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48554
- Aircraft time
- 40,034 hours, 5,966 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.