Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 18, 2004
Submitted
February 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48487
Aircraft time
43,248 hours, 8,912 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB2850505
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, CRACK FOUND ON NR 16 SLAT TRACK INBOARD SUPPORT RIB. REMOVED CRACKED SUPPORT RIB AS PER SRM 51-31-01, VOL.II AND FABICATED NEW SUPPORT RIB AS PER DRAWING ARB2850 AND ARB2873. INSTALLED FABRICATED RIB AT LT WING ON NR 16 SLAT TRACK INBOARD AS PER SRM 51-33-01, VOL.II AND DRAWING ARB2873. COMPLIED WITH EA 1-5750-74325, WINGS - LT SLAT - FABRICATION OF RIB FOR NR 16 SLAT TRACK.

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