Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 9, 2023
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
95,562 hours, 22,465 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB16773
Condition
Cracked
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 HAND LEADING EDGE #3 SLAT INTERNAL RIB AT STATION XOS 511.337 FOUND CRACKED. LEFT HAND LEADING EDGE #3 SLAT INTERNAL AT STATION XOS 511.337 CRACKED RIB REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-31-01-0G. RIB FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB1677 REVISION C. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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