Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 21, 2005
Submitted
January 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35836
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49441
Aircraft time
51,021 hours, 24,576 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
993758917
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN RIB AND DOUBLER AT LT WING LEADING EDGE INTERNALLY BETWEEN NR 9 AND NR 10 SLAT TRACK CUTOUTS, STA XRS 324. THE CRACKED RIB AND CLIP ANGLE WERE REMOVED AND A NEW RIB AND CLIP ANGLE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-03, 51-30-02, AND 51-30-05.

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