Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 7, 2021
Submitted
August 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
88,741 hours, 21,411 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB18783
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.

What was found

UPON REMOVAL OF LEFT HAND NUMBER 7 SLAT LOWER SKIN FOR REPAIR ACCESS, FOUND LEFT HAND NUMBER 7 SLAT INTERNAL RIB CRACK AT STATION XOS 978.461. CRACK RIB REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01-OG AND FABRICATED RIB PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB1878 REVISION D. INSTALLED FABRICATED RIB AT LEFT HAND NUMBER 7 SLAT INTERNAL AT STATION XOS 978.461 AS PER SRM 51-35-01-OG. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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