Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 9, 2004
Submitted
September 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Aircraft time
68,469 hours, 45,463 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Rib
Part number
9890103502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Stub Wing
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

C3 RT WING NR 4 STUB WING HAS TWO RIBS CRACKED ABOVE NR 4 PYLON FOOT STOOL. STOP DRILLED ONE CRACK AND CUT OUT ONE CRACK. NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL TERMINATES CRACK AND NO CRACKS NOTED AT CUT OUT. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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