Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 25, 2003
Submitted
September 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46109
Aircraft time
76,467 hours, 26,519 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Stab 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: C2, RT HORIZONTAL STAB. LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 116.25 STOPDRILLED CRACK,NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATED CRACK,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES I.A.W. SRM. 55-2-0 FIG. 2

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