Service difficulty report · Spar Tang · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
October 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14880
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48044
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Tang
Part number
5911301
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 164
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

AFT SPAR LEFT SIDE AFT TANG CRACKED (.250) FROM BUTE DOOR ATTACH HOLE APPROXIMATELY 5 OUTBOARD OF STATION 164. CUT OUT 2 CRACK AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC/RA 5710-01844 AND DRAWING J060271-503.

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