Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 11, 2009
Submitted
September 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49334
Aircraft time
67,551 hours, 36,029 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
5937563502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION INDICATES A CRACK AT OUTBOARD RIB ON RIGHT WING NUMBER 5 SLAT AT NUMBER 15 SLAT TRACK ATTACHMENT. INSTALLED NEW ATTACH FITTING PER ESO 80117.

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