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Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: April 3, 2019
Submitted: April 5, 2019
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N642FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48485
Aircraft time: 66,107 hours, 15,448 cycles
System (JASC): 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
Part: Rib
Part number: ARB18254
Condition: Cracked
Location: Rt Wing Slat
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: B
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

ACCOMPLISHED INTERNAL BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF RIGHT NR 6 SLAT ASSEMBLY AT AREA OF LOOSE RIVETS. RIBS AT XOS 811 & XOS 806 FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-40-1-2R, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 3, AND EA 1-5750-T0345880, PART 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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