Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 17, 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
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Flap
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, LT IB FLAP INSIDE AT REAR SPAR ON FLAP AT XCW 64 WEB IS CRACKED IN CORNER. STOP DRILLED CRACKS, NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILLS TERMINATE CRACKS, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM. 57-2-0 FIG. 2

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