Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 12, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53156
Aircraft time
56,633 hours, 29,170 cycles
Part
Stringer
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

RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE INSIDE THE VENT BOX JUST INBOARD OF THE NUMBER 15 SLAT CABLE HAS A CRACKED STRINGER. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AARD 51-00-5 AND BOEING DRAWING 5930502.

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