Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 29, 2002
Submitted
September 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
Aircraft time
72,748 hours, 27,969 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left 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:C2 LEFT WING L/E LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 616.25. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT STOP DRILL, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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