Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 3, 2009
Submitted
August 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53251
Aircraft time
57,858 hours, 24,323 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat
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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INDICATES CRACKS ON RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE NUMBER FIVE SLAT AT BOTH OUTBOARD AND SECOND FROM OUTBOARD MOST SLAT RIBS. REPLACED BOTH NUMBER FIFTEEN OUTBOARD AND NUMBER FOURTEEN SECOND FROM OUTBOARD DAMAGED RIBS WITH NEW RIBS ON SLAT 1021 IAW SRM-57-50-13.

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