Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46123
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
55978352
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 237
Stage of operation
IN
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

RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE REAR UPPER SPAR CAP XR 238 HAS CRACK 6 LONG. REPAIRED UPPER SPAR CAP AT XRS = 217 AND XRS= 268 PER DAC ENGINEERING ROD SKETCH 8-97-02-003.

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