Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
November 18, 2004
Submitted
November 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45944
Aircraft time
75,722 hours, 49,419 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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 CENTER L/E RIB CRACKED AT AFT END, STA XFS347. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED REF SPM06-10-01.001. FABRICATE STACKED REPAIR ANGLES FROM SHT7075T6 .040 AND .032 AND INSTALLED SAME REF SRM 57-3-1, 57-2-0, 51-1-8,

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