What was found
RIGHT WING NR 3 FLAP TRAILING EDGE OF RIB NR 3 END HOLE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED NR 3 RIB, FABRICATED NEW ANGLE, NR 3 RIB AND INSTALLED NR 3 RIB AND RIB CAP.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2001
- Submitted
- May 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N501ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47132
- Aircraft time
- 70,138 hours, 59,910 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 99580764
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/E Flap
- 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.