What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LT HORIZONTAL STAB L/E LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 116.25. REMOVED FASTENERS, STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL TERMINATED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 55-2-0 FIG 2.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- 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.