Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 27, 2004
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
85,619 hours, 22,871 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

LT WING CTR L/E FORMER CRACKED 0.500 AT XFS 447.750. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLERS (AL 2024-T3 0.040) (2EA) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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