Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 3, 2003
Submitted
August 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
40,034 hours, 5,966 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB2850501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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.

What was found

LEFT WING- SLAT TRACK 2316 INBOARD RIB FOUND CRACK 2C LENGTH OF CRACK APPROX 750 22. LT WING - SLAT TRACK NR 16 INBOARD RIB REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL. II.

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