Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 22, 2002
Submitted
April 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
81,797 hours, 25,383 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
81,797 hours, 25,383 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

VERT STAB L/E - INNER RIB CRACKED .500 AT ZFS 108.000. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 55-2-0 FIG 2. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-2-0 FIG 2 & SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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