Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 2, 2011
Submitted
March 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53287
Aircraft time
59,710 hours, 25,207 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

RIGHT WING SLAT: HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION ON NUMBER 14 SLAT RIB. REPLACED NUMBER 14 RIB ON SLAT IAW ESO 80117.

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