What was found
CORROSION ON RIBS AFT BORES XIS 40 AND 12.2 AT RT SLAT PANEL NR 0, CORROSION ON RIBS AFT BORES REMOVED, AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, REPAIR BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9C.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2014
- Submitted
- January 5, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53266
- Aircraft time
- 62,914 hours, 46,015 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt 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.