Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
Aircraft time
73,553 hours, 28,643 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C1-3 RT CENTER LE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 297. STOP DRILLED CRACK ON UPPER RIB AT XFS 297 IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 2. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS AT RT WING STA XFS 297 IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG2, AND SRM 57-03-00 FIG 13.

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