What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING L/E LOWER RIB HAS INTERGRANULARR CORROSION AT XFS 366.500, RIB IS ALSO CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT RIB IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-2 0D, 51-1-21, AND DWG 5769530.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2005
- Submitted
- September 12, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46101
- Aircraft time
- 87,359 hours, 25,121 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 576953057
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.