What was found
LT OUTBD FLAP FWD RIB SUPPORT ISLAND FOUND ONE CRACK APPROX 3/16 IN LENGTH AT OUTBOARD SIDE. LT OUTBOARD FLAP FWD RIB SUPPORT ISLAND REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-71897.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2003
- Submitted
- October 2, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N591FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48527
- Aircraft time
- 38,050 hours, 6,356 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- 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.