Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 31, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53614
Aircraft time
35,195 hours, 16,413 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

RIGHT OUTBOARD SLAT OUTBOARD RIB IS CRACKED. REPLACED DAMAGED OUTBOARD RIB WITH NEW RIB PER ESO 80117 CHAPTER 27-80-1.

More about the Doug DC-9-83