- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2009
- Submitted
- August 10, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48769
- Aircraft time
- 41,484 hours, 7,781 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- ARB2850506
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 600
- 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.
What was found
RIGHT WING - LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE RIB 16 XOS= 1005 FOUND CRACKED. RT WING - L/E STRUCTURE RIB NR16 AT XOS 1005 REMOVED IAW SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 41 AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 41. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REVISION 107.