Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 337
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

AT C-CHECK, LEFT WING LOWER INT AREA AT STA 337 HAS CRACK 12 INCHES LONG ON LOWER INT RIB WEB AREA. REMOVED CENTER L/E LEFT WING. REMOVED CRACKED LOWER DOUBLER FROM CENTER L/E AT 337. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 57-3-3, 25 X 16. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-1-21 AND INSTALLED CENTER WING SECTION PER SRM 57-20-2.

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