Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 17, 2001
Submitted
October 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46018
Aircraft time
68,094 hours, 45,077 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
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:C2 LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB L/E RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 91.25. REMOVED FASTENERS, STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL TERMINATED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 55-2-0 FIG 2.

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