What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3C, LT WING FIXED L/E COMPT RIB SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED AT AFT END, JUST OTBD OF NR 2 SLAT TRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT RIB IN LT WING FIXED L/E INTERIOR OTBD OF NR 2 SLAT TRACK.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2011
- Submitted
- August 31, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N281UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48538
- Aircraft time
- 50,219 hours, 10,004 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- ARB116157
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.