Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
January 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68051
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47805
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
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

CRACK IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OUTER RT SECTION, UPPER AFT SPAR CAP AFT BARREL NUT HOLE ADJACENT TO OPERATING BULKHEAD. CRACK MEASURES .3125 INCH INTO HOLE AND THEN PROGRESSES FWD .3750 INCH LONG. CRACK WAS REWORKED PER AN ELLIPTICAL SHAPE AND CALCULATED, AREA EQUALS .387 SQ PER S/B A55118 A MAXIMUM OF .92 IS ALLOWED.

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