What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 LEFT WING L/E LOWER RIBS ARE CRACKED AT XFS 760, XFS 785, XFS 797.5, XFS803.75, XFS 810. STOPDRILLED CRACKS, NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILLS TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 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
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.