What was found
LEFT WING, ON REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 2 SLAT, THE OTBD EDGE ANGLE RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIB IAW SRM 51-31-01-OG.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2017
- Submitted
- October 10, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N609FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48549
- Aircraft time
- 79,589 hours, 18,889 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- ARB16473
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Slat
- 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.