What was found
CORROSION ON FWD RIB BORE OF LT SLAT 3 XOS 288.693. CORROSION ON FWD RIB BORE WAS REMOVED AND FOUND OUT LIMITS. A REPAIR BUSHING WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR.9, 1, 2.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2015
- Submitted
- January 22, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53214
- Aircraft time
- 62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nr 3 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.