Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47589
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Aileron
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 OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND RT AILERON RIB WITH DENT AND .25 INCH IN LONG CRACK, APPROX 10 IN FROM OTBD END AND 5 IN FROM LE. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC TO LOCATE ENDS OF CRACK. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 10 FIG 2 SHEET 4.

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