What was found
LT WING SLAT TRACK 16 I/B RIB FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED RIB AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL II & INSTALLED NEW RIB AT LT WING SLAT TRACK NR 16 AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2004
- Submitted
- May 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N597FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48596
- Aircraft time
- 39,913 hours, 5,589 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- 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.