Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 14, 2010
Submitted
November 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14551
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53033
Aircraft time
56,652 hours, 29,007 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
97375661
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

RIGHT WING NUMBER 5 SLAT: HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION INDICATES A CRACK ON NUMBER 15 SLAT RIB MOST OUTBOARD RIB. REPLACED CRACKED RIB OUTBOARD MOST NUMBER 15 POSITION RIGHT SLAT PER ESO 80117.

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