Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
October 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46079
Part
Rib
Part number
5769859
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 227.335
Component
Doug
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

LEFT WING INBOARD L/E RIB AT STA XS 227.335 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AND INSTALLED PER DC-8 SRM 57-2-0, FIGURE 2 AND 51-1-21.

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