Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC3

Difficulty date
April 6, 2009
Submitted
June 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3006
Make and model
Doug DC3
Aircraft serial
42961
Part
Rib
Part serial
42961
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
Part time
12,706 hours
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

CRACKS APPROX 4 INCHES IN LENGTH WERE DETECTED VISUALLY ON THE UPPER RETURN OF CTR WING RIBS AT STA 42 LT AND RT. MDG SB NR 228 AND SRM (TO 1C-47-3) SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBES ACCEPTABLE REPAIRS FOR THIS LOCATION ON THIS RIB. SUPP INSP DOCUMENT DOES NOT GIVE GUIDANCE ON THE INSPECTION OF THIS AREA OF WING STRUCTURE.

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