Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 23, 2001
Submitted
January 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45938
Aircraft time
64,392 hours, 25,744 cycles
Part
Rib
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C1&3, RIGHT WING L/E UPPER RIBS ARE CRACKED AT FASTENER END AT XFS 297.5, XFS 354. REPAIRED RIBS IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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