What was found
CRACKED RIB AND ANGLE WS 217 TO 346 AT FIXED LEADING EDGE INTERNAL STRUCTURE , LT WING. THE RIB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND SRM 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 2017
- Submitted
- December 19, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53420
- Aircraft time
- 60,898 hours, 47,411 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.