Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 13, 2013
Submitted
September 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AN
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53087
Aircraft time
64,371 hours, 33,269 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LT HAND WING LE CASTING CRACKED AT TOP INBD OF NR 4 SLAT TRACK. INSTALLED NEW RIB IAW AARD 51-00-05-1 & DRAWING 9937490.

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