Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 18, 2000
Submitted
April 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9306T
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49567
Aircraft time
29,799 hours, 24,938 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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.

What was found

DURING CHECK-C MAINT, TIE CLIP WAS CRACKED AT LT WING FRONT SPAR TO RIB AT UPPER T/E, 9 INCHES I/B OF NUMBER 7 TRACK, AFT OF NR 2 L/E SLAT. REPLACED CLIP. RIB FOUND TO BE CRACKED UNDER THE CLIP. STOP DRILLED THE UPPER CRACK AND ROUTED OUT THE LOWER CRACK.

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