Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 21, 2011
Submitted
March 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48148
Aircraft time
68,643 hours, 48,148 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

LT SIDE VERTICAL STABILIZER STA ZFS43 HAS A CRACK FROM FASTENER HOLE. AT FIFTH OPEN HOLE 3 INCHES LONG FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RIB (LT) THAT EXTENDS ON OTBD FLANGE FWD AND TERMINATES AT OPEN HOLE OF RIB SUPPORT, STA ZFS43 IAW SPM 06-10-01.001. FABBED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-02, FIG 27, VIEW B, SECTION F-F, PG 104, 111 AND 106. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PARA 13E AND 14, PG 31. INSTALLED AT LT SIDE VERTICAL STAB IAW SRM 51-30-2, PG 1.

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