Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 10, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
36,079 hours, 4,906 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Chafed
Location
T/E 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.

What was found

LEFT WING I/B TRAILING EDGE FLAP VANE TRACK NR 1 & 3 STRUCTURE RIB SURFACE FOUND CHAFED MARKS. CHAFED MARK ON LT WING I/B T/E FLAP VANE TRACK NR 1 & 3 STRUCTURE RIB SURFACE AREA SMOOTHEN OUT AND FOUND WITH IN LIMIT AS PER SRM 57-00-01 FIG. 1A VOL. 1.

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