Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 3, 2005
Submitted
September 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46074
Aircraft time
79,190 hours, 26,210 cycles
Part
Rib
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.

What was found

LEFT WING LE LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 616.250. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 57-3-0 FIG 2.

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