Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 22, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Aircraft time
67,542 hours, 44,705 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 UPPER RIB IS CRACKED AT FASTENER END AT XFS 166.250. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 55-3-0 FIG 8.

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