What was found
THE 2ND FROM OUTBOARD SLAT RIB ON NUMBER 5 SLAT SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION USING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT. REPLACED DAMAGED RIB WITH NEW ONE PER ESO 80117.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2012
- Submitted
- July 3, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N482AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49675
- Aircraft time
- 68,198 hours, 35,810 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.