What was found
LEFT SIDE OF REMOVABLE LEADING EDGE HAD A CRACK ON A RIB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANEL. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SSRM DWG K05159.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2003
- Submitted
- November 3, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N982AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47317
- Aircraft time
- 71,029 hours, 82,970 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 99118275
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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