What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, RT WING O/B LEADING EDGE HAS CRACKED UPPER RIB AT STA 776. REMOVED FASTENERS, STOP DRILLED, FABBED AND INSTALLED FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 57-2-0, 57-3-3 FIG 7, 57-2-0 FIG 2, 51-1-8, AND 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2005
- Submitted
- February 28, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N868UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 45968
- Aircraft time
- 75,646 hours, 26,334 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- 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.