What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C2, VERTICLE FIN LOWER L/E SECTION HAS A RT RIB CRACKED AT ZFS 98.250. STOPDRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES AND FILLER IAW SRM 55-2-0 FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2003
- Submitted
- October 29, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N867UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 45967
- Aircraft time
- 82,850 hours, 25,218 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.