What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:2C LEFT FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB STA XORS 917 CRACKED ON LWR FLANGE VIEWED WITH MIRROR. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED SHIM AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW MD-11 SRM 57-00-01, 51-21-01, AND DWG ARB2920.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2008
- Submitted
- May 23, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N255UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48404
- Aircraft time
- 63,436 hours, 12,171 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- 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.