Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 30, 2010
Submitted
December 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7526A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49918
Aircraft time
57,214 hours, 29,295 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

NUMBER 15 WING LEADING EDGE SLAT RIB IS CRACKED. REMOVED 2ND FROM OUTBOARD ATTACH FITTING (NUMBER 15). LOCATED, DRILLED, AND INSTALLED NEW ATTACH FITTING PER ESO 80117.

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