Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
July 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48794
Aircraft time
35,767 hours, 8,239 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB2850506
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 16 Slat Track
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

RT WING NR 16 L/E SLAT TRACK SUPPORT RIB FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK. CRACKED RIB NR 16 REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW RIB AT RH WING L/EDGE AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB7565 REV. C. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR AS PER GMM 6-2-10 REV 110. RH WING NR 8 SLAT CABLES ADJUSTMENT AND TEST CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 27-80-00-5 REV 66. FOUND SATISFACETORY. OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE SLAT RANGE OF MOVEMENT CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 27-80-00-860-801 REV 66.

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