- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2009
- Submitted
- March 30, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N277WA
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48743
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.
What was found
DURING C3 CHECK IN TPE INSPECTION FOUND: CRACK ON RIGHT WING FIXED L/E CAVITY XOS1025 - LOWER RIB CRACKED FROM FASTENERS AREA (REF EGAT N/R U50534). REPAIR THIS CRACKED RIB PER MD-11 SRM 57-00-01 VOL 1 FIG 10 REV 40. JOB COMPLETED AND CONDITION CHECK NORMAL.