What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 1C, LEFT WING FIXED L/E COMPARTMENT SUPPORT RIB IS CRACKED AT THE OTBD END OF THE NR 8 SLAT. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED THE SUPPORT RIB IAW DWG ARB2904, AND SRM 51-35-01.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2017
- Submitted
- March 31, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N280UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48634
- Aircraft time
- 59,312 hours, 10,650 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support Rib
- Part number
- ARB290441
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.