Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 1, 2004
Submitted
October 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
81,349 hours, 31,015 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

RT WING CTR L/E UPPER FORMER CRACKED 0.500, STA XFS 360.250. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER (AL 2024-T3 0.032) IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER AND NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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