Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 5, 2009
Submitted
August 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4XP
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53598
Aircraft time
31,294 hours, 14,661 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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- RIGHT WING NUMBER FIVE SLAT OUTBOARD SLAT RIB FITTING HAS CRACK INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER FIVE OUTBOARD SLAT RIB FITTING PER ESO 80117.

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