What was found
HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK ON NUMBER 5 SLAT LEADING EDGE SLAT RIB. MOST OUTBOARD SLAT RIB BRACKET CRACKED AT OUTBOARD LUG. REPLACED DAMAGED MOST OUTBOARD RIB SLAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 57-50-13.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2010
- Submitted
- August 24, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7530
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49922
- Aircraft time
- 57,031 hours, 29,260 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- 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.