Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 13, 2004
Submitted
August 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46100
Aircraft time
70,332 hours, 28,589 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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: C1, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE AT XFS 601. STOPDRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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