Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 30, 2003
Submitted
January 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45902
Aircraft time
66,981 hours, 24,729 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Wing 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: C3, LEFT WING NR 2 STUB WING UPPER RIB IS CRACKED AT XS 250.089. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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