What was found
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE NOSE RIB INBOARD SIDE OF NR 1 SLAT DRIVER HAD 2 CRACKS ON REPAIR MARKED, REA 43261, CRACKED IN FORWARD RADIUS AND AFT BETWEEN HI-LOKS. REPLACED LEADING EDGE RIB IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2003
- Submitted
- November 3, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47492
- Aircraft time
- 60,977 hours, 72,674 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 99193018
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing L/E
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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