- Difficulty date
- July 13, 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
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C1-3 LT CENTER WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 497. STOP DRILLED CRACKED RIB AT LT L/E WING STA XFS 497 IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS ON RIB AT LT L/E WING STA XFS 497 IAW SRM 57-03-03 FIG 5, AND SRM 51-1-20D.