What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE L/E RIB AFT UPPER END STA XFS 741.25, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2000
- Submitted
- July 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N831AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46146
- Aircraft time
- 81,346 hours, 23,634 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 5769600
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing
- 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.