Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
February 6, 2007
Submitted
February 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46606
Aircraft time
73,556 hours, 30,034 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
ARB22172
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WINGS, LT WING LOWER RIB CAP CRACKED AT XORS 402 STGR 35-36 REPAIR: DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ALI CARD 57X1203ALI-P2 BUTTERFLY CLIPS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND A 1" CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SUBJECT ARB2217-2 RIB CAP BETWEEN STRINGER35 AND 36. THE SUBJECT CRACKED CAP LOCATION IS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1. THE 4 BUTTERFLY CLIPS ARE LOCATED AT STA XORS 402 STRINGERS 36L, 36R, AND 37L AND STA XORS 372 STRINGER 43R EA NR 8-5710-102778 HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH AT TIMCO BY EMPLOYEE NR 7951 ON N/R'S N00809, N00811, N00813, N00827, N00814.

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