What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C3, WING LT LEADING EDGE AT STA XFS 672.500 RIB IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK. NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL TERMINATES CRACK. FABRICATED SHIM & REPAIR ANGLE AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2004
- Submitted
- September 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N772UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46072
- Aircraft time
- 68,469 hours, 45,463 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 57696001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.