Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
April 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46112
Aircraft time
75,659 hours, 24,674 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Le
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: C3, RT WING L/E LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XOLDI 6.225. NDT VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATES AT FASTENER HOLE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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