Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 6, 2001
Submitted
March 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46001
Aircraft time
75,657 hours, 24,452 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 O/B FIXED L/E HAS CRACK ON L/E OF MATING SURFACE AT FASTENER ATTACH HOLES. FABBED NEW -8 ANGLE AND -11 DOUBLER IAW DAC DWG 9753297, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW -4 RIB IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED -8 ANGLE, -11 DOUBLER & -4 RIB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, 51-1-21, 51-1-21A, 51-1-2 0B, 51-1-20A. INSTALLED FIXED L/E SECTION IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-3.

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