What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: THE LEFT WING FIXED TRAILING EDGE AUXILLARY D RIB CRACKED AT THE AUXILLARY "D" RIB TO SPOILER BEAM JOIN. THE CRACK IS IN THE AFT OUTBOARD UPPER VERTICAL FLANGE. REPAIRED RIB PER EA 299037.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2019
- Submitted
- October 4, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N818AL
- Make and model
- Boeing 7878
- Aircraft serial
- 40636
- Aircraft time
- 10,867 hours, 1,355 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 152Z614557
- 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.