What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:1C BROKEN STIFFENING RIB ON BOTTOM OF LT WING UPPER I/B LEADING EDGE PANEL 516ET. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 EACH Z-STIFFENERS IAW SRM 51-33-01, 51-21-1, 51-35-1.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2008
- Submitted
- September 29, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N287UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48539
- Aircraft time
- 65,903 hours, 9,952 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Broken
- 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.