Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 8, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
88,960 hours, 36,512 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
88,960 hours, 36,512 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK FOUND LT WING TRAILING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STA XOLID 6.225. REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED, REPAIR PARTS. IAW TAMPA ENGINEERING WORK ORDER EWO ATI 57-081 DATED MAY 04, 2006.

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