What was found
DURING HMV, A CRACK RIB WAS FOUND AT RIGHT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE AT STA XRS=164. RIB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5,51-30-2 AND DWG 9937517 REVE-J.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2008
- Submitted
- April 4, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N958DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49977
- Aircraft time
- 48,518 hours, 37,224 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- 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.