Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 12, 2002
Submitted
February 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45952
Aircraft time
73,897 hours, 24,342 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler
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 TRAILING EDGE RIB ON O/B END IS CRACKED BY CUT-OUT FOR BOLT ACCESS. REMOVED CRACKED WEB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24 & REMOVED SPOILER ATTACH IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20 D & 51-1-21 LOCATED & DRILLED NEW SPOILER ATTACH FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24 INSTALLED NEW WEB T/E INTERCOSTAL, CLOSING INTERCOSTAL.

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