Service difficulty report · Winglet · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 19, 2009
Submitted
July 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48474
Part
Winglet
Part number
NRB6753504
Part serial
48475
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

RT UPPER WINGLET ASSY HAS DAMAGED COMPOSITE RIB ON BOTTOM END OF ASSY. RIB HAS 2 AREAS CRACKED AT OUTER SKIN ATTACHMENT TO RIB. PART WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON ACFT. PART WAS TRANSFERRED TO RO SR1417801. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPAIRED IAW EO C-5720-33537-A.

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