What was found
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE CAVITY FORMER AT XOS 584, FOUND CRACKED. THE RIB WAS FABRICATED IAW DRAWING ARB2931, REVISION H, AND REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-31-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2017
- Submitted
- March 18, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N589FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48491
- Aircraft time
- 78,592 hours, 16,771 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- ARB2913
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Left Wing
- 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.