Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 4, 2003
Submitted
January 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
84,257 hours, 26,080 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
84,257 hours, 26,080 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

LEFT WING OUTBOARD L/E FORMER UPPER PART CRACKED 0.500, STA XFS 772.500. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9,10. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER (2024-T3AL 0.032) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9,10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED ANGLE DOUBLER AND AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9, 10 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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