- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2007
- Submitted
- June 29, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N705UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45949
- Aircraft time
- 66,593 hours, 26,971 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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:C3 R/WING CENTER L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STA XFS 360. STOPPED DRILLED CRACKED RIB AT R/WING L/E STA XFS 360 IAW SRM 57-03 -03-0 FIG 7. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT R/WING STA XFS360 IAW SRM 57-03-03-0 FIG 2.
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