Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 21, 2015
Submitted
August 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53341
Aircraft time
60,690 hours, 43,756 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CORROSION ON HOLES OF RIBS BS XOS=380 AND XOS=429 AT LT WING SLAT PANEL NR 4. CORROSION ON HOLES OF RIB BS XOS=429 OF SLAT PANEL 4 WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9 AND BS XOS=380 WAS REPAIRED WITH ER/A 537759-14, REV ORIGINAL.

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