What was found
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE INTERNAL UPPER SURFACE DOUBLER HAS FOUR CRACKS AT THE EDGE OF THE STIFFENING INDENTATIONS, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5-14 INCHES INBOARD OF THE NUMBER TWO SLAT OUTBOARD TRACK. STOPPED DRILLED FOUR CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2004
- Submitted
- December 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N601ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49762
- Aircraft time
- 54,248 hours, 18,921 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 993751219
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Le
- 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.