Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 27, 2004
Submitted
March 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LT STUB WING NR 1 STRUCTURE RIB WITH CRACK DAMAGE AT STA XS 520.000. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVED CRACKED RIB. FABRICATED RIB AND PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. INSTALLED NEW RIB ON LT WING NR 1 STUB WING PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL MANUAL, REPAIR SPEC NR 2003-05 AND DRAWING NR 9753297.

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