What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACK ON RIGHT HAND WING LEADING EDGE NR 4 SLAT TRACK RIB. REPAIRED RIB PER 57-98-06.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2017
- Submitted
- February 22, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N967TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53617
- Aircraft time
- 49,394 hours, 24,480 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- 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.