Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 16, 2003
Submitted
July 2, 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
Rt 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: C, RT WING L/E LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 741. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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