Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 16, 2003
Submitted
June 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46007
Aircraft time
74,213 hours, 28,018 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Wing Le
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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: C3, LEFT WING OB LE LOWER RIBS ARE CRACKED AT XFS 772.5 AND XFS 822.5. STOP DRILLED CRACK,NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM. 57-2-0 FIG. 2

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