Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45902
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 297 - 304
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C1 LT WING L/E RIBS AT XFS 297 AND 304 ARE CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER FASTENER. STOP DRILLED THE CRACKS AND REPAIRED THE RIBS IAW SRM 57-2-0, FIG 2.

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