Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 20, 2006
Submitted
July 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53024
Aircraft time
50,408 hours, 27,215 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
9955845506
Condition
Gouged
Location
L/E 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.

What was found

THE RT NR 4 SLAT O B FITTING (RIB ASSY) IS GOUGED OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED RIB ASSY LOCATED DRILLED AND INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT RIB ASSY IAW MD 80 SRM 51 10 4 AND 51 30 8

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