Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 19, 2003
Submitted
October 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45966
Aircraft time
85,040 hours, 43,393 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:C1 RIGHT WING L/E LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 772.500. STOPDRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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