- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2000
- Submitted
- May 31, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B407
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Leading Edge
- 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
RIB 3 & 4 CRACKED ON ENDS LEADING EDGE PNL 511 BL. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-10-30. LOCATED AND DRILLED ROW HOLES IAW 57-10-30. NDT PER FFUNDT006, NO CRACKS NOTED. INSTALLED DOUBLERS ON LEADING EDGE IAW SRM 57-10-30.