Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 16, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49267
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 418
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 CHECK-C MAINT, ON RT WING LE RIB STA XRS 418 WAS CRACKED AT AFT END. THE CRACKED ATTACH ANGLE WAS REMOVED FROM LE FORMER. NEW ANGLE AND DOUBLER WERE FABRICATED FROM 7075-0 AND HEAT TREATED TO 7075-T6. PARTS INSTALLED PER SRM 57-06A, PAGE 17 FIG 5 SHEET 1.

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