Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16806
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49260
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

INSPECTION FOUND A .5 CRACK IN LT WING L/E RIB APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES O/B OF NR 8 SLAT TRACK AT TOP AFT ATTACH POINT TO SPAR. AN ANGLE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-03 AND 51-30-0.

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