Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 3, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53343
Aircraft time
62,966 hours, 45,352 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

CRACK ON RIB AND CLIP AT BS XFS=309 AT RT WING FIXED L/E. CRACK RIB AND CLIP WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2 AND DGW 9937588.

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