Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 2, 2007
Submitted
January 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45944
Aircraft time
76,629 hours, 50,136 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
55978341
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:C2 FOUND CRACK ON LOWER CENTER SPAR CHORD AND WEB JUST I/B OF XRS 255 NR 1 MAIN TANK. REPAIRED CRACKED SPAR CHORD AND WEB AT NR 1 MAIN TANK JUST I/B OF XRS 255 IAW SAA EA# 008-5710-01-A0595, UPS EO DC8-5710-25944-A, BAC SERV MSG NR 1-270145772, AND FAA FORM 8100-9 . THIS REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED PENDING A DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS OF 24 MONTHS IN WHICH DTA IS INCORPORATED.

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