Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 13, 2019
Submitted
February 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
82,104 hours, 17,868 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB19543
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.

What was found

LEFT WING - NO . 8 LEADING EDGE SLAT RIB AT XOS 1135.6 FOUND CRACK AFTER SKIN OPENING LEFT WING NO 8 LEADING EDGE SLAT AT XOS 1135.6 CRACKED RIB REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01-0G. NEW RIB FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB 1954 REVISION NC .REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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