Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 7, 2021
Submitted
August 20, 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
ARB177614
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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 RIGHT HAND NO.5 SLAT LOWER SKIN FOR REPAIR ACCESS, FOUND RIGHT HAND NO.5 SLAT INTERNAL RIB CRACK AT STATION XOS 727.587. CRACK RIB REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01-OG AND FABRICATED RIB PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB1776 REVISION D. INSTALLED FABRICATED RIB AT RIGHT HAND WING #5 SLAT INTERNAL AT STATION XOS 727.587 AS PER SRM 51-35-01-OG. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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