Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 8, 2001
Submitted
August 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Gouged
Location
Left Wing
Part time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, A GOUGE WAS DETECTED ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 445. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND ENGINEERING ORDER 57-DC8-1767.

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