What was found
LT WING RIB 5 LOWER FLANGE CRACK EVIDENT AT HOLE LOCATION 47, 5 MM IN LENGTH WITHIN SPOT FACE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA 6-5710-150903. INTERIM REPAIR INSTALLED, RIB 5 TO BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 2011
- Submitted
- June 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N718FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622
- Aircraft serial
- 365
- Aircraft time
- 37,778 hours, 36,375 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- R57240226
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.