Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 20, 2023
Submitted
September 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48443
Aircraft time
114,724 hours, 24,515 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB2850505
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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 WING LEADING EDGE SLAT TRACK #16 INBOARD RIB FOUND CRACK AT STATION XOS 1003.124. CRACKED RIB AT LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE SLAT TRACK #16 INBOARD STATION XOS 1003.124 AREA REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FABRICATED RIB AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-33-01-0G. RIB FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB2850 REVISION G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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