Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 20, 2007
Submitted
June 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48500
Aircraft time
51,840 hours, 10,573 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB293113
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 FIXED LEADING EDGE CAVITY AT XORS = 492 RIB STIFFENER FOUND CRACKED. [07-09-07] REMOVED CRACKED RIB STIFFENER AND FABRICATED NEW RIB STIFFENER AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB2931. INSTALLED NEW RIB STIFFENER AT LT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE CAVITY AT XORS 492. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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