Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 14, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
94,312 hours, 30,453 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
94,312 hours, 30,453 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

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RT WING NR 4 STUB WING INTERNAL RIB CRACKED 3" XS 520.468. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF CRACKED RIB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21 DC8 SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW RIB IAW REPAIR SPEC NR 2003-05 DWG 9753297 DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PG 1. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PG 1, 13, 17 DPS7.00-1 REV. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 00-00-02/07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + NEW RIB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW RIB WITH FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0 PG 1 DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG1 DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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