What was found
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A.75 INCH CRACK IN RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AFT BRACKET, LOCATED AT FORWARD SPAR UPPER CAP OUTBOARD OF NR 8 SLAT TRACK. A NEW BRACKET WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-60-0 AND 51-30-2. (M)
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14880
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48044
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 34,534 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.