Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
September 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48478
Aircraft time
50,678 hours, 6,480 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB2850505
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

LT WING NR 16 SLAT TRACK I/B RIB FOUND CRACKED. LT WING NR 16 SLAT TRACK ASSY REMOVED AND NR 8 SLAT CABLES NR 67 AND NR 68 DISCONNECTED FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF NR 16 SLAT I/B RIB AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL.II. SLAT TRACK ASSY NR 16 REINSTALLED AND NR 8 SLAT CABLES NR 67 AND NR 68 RECONNECTED AS PER AMM 27-80-32, 20-50-02 AND 57-40-01. REFER TO WC27X8403 FOR SLAT CABLE RIGGING AND OPERATION TEST. CLASSIFIED MAJOR REPAIR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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