Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 3, 2014
Submitted
August 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53173
Aircraft time
62,279 hours, 45,958 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

CRACK ON LT WING FIXED L/E RIB XOS=448. RIB REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21.

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