What was found
REMOVEABLE VERTICAL LEADING EDGE SECTION 5TH RIB UPON RIGHT SIDE CRACKED AT AFT END. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2004
- Submitted
- May 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47596
- Aircraft time
- 57,553 hours, 53,853 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 99118297
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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