What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON THE RT WING, THE TIE CLIP FROM RIB TO FRONT SPAR WAS CRACKED AT UPPER T/E 26 INCHES O/B OF NR 11 L/E TRACK. CONFIRMED BY NDT. REPLACED RIB PER SPM 6-70-01 PAGE 3, AND INSTALLATION DRAWING 9919329.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2000
- Submitted
- April 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9306T
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49567
- Aircraft time
- 29,799 hours, 24,938 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Tie Clip
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.