Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2007
Submitted
March 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
76,536 hours, 27,025 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lws 765
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:C3 CRACKED UPPER RIB INSIDE PANEL 518A ON LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. STOP DRILLED CRACK ON UPPER RIB INSIDE PANEL 518A LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER ON RIB INSIDE PANEL 518A ON LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002, AND SRM 51-1-20D.

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