Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 21, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46074
Aircraft time
78,372 hours, 25,542 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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 RIGHT L/E LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 347.750. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR ANGLE, NDT VERIFIED CRACK IS TERMINATED AT STOPDRILL, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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