Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 25, 2012
Submitted
October 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49682
Aircraft time
69,089 hours, 36,021 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

THE RIGHT WING NUMBER 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT 2ND FROM OUTBOARD TRACK ATTACH BRACKET IS CRACKED. REPLACED DAMAGED RIB PER ESO 80117.

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