- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2001
- Submitted
- July 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46044
- Aircraft time
- 88,247 hours, 28,534 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 5769545
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Xfs 778.25
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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 MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACK DAMAGE TO R/H WING O/B L/E RIB AT STA. XFS778.25, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTION///// REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED PART AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-0 FIG.2.