What was found
LEFT WING, LEADING EDGE RIB FOUND CRACKED AT XOS 795. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II. NEW RIB FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING ARB2922. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2008
- Submitted
- March 11, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48478
- Aircraft time
- 55,283 hours, 7,542 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- ARB292225
- 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.