Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
September 22, 2003
Submitted
July 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
86,832 hours, 34,908 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Part time
86,832 hours, 34,908 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 ROUTINE C CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING CENTER LEADING EDGE LOWER SURFACE RIB CRACKED AT STATION 341. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0, 51-1-8, 51-3-0, AND 57-3-3.

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