What was found
LEFT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB DOUBLER AT XOS 905 FOUND CRACKED. A NEW DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED IAW DRAWING ARB3954, REVISION K. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-31-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2017
- Submitted
- August 22, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N598FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48597
- Aircraft time
- 77,356 hours, 15,508 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- ARB39549
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.