Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 1, 2007
Submitted
August 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46101
Aircraft time
88,304 hours, 25,808 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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 LT HORIZ STAB L/E RIB CRACKED, AFT LWR, STA XFS 140. REPAIRED CRACKED RIB ON L/H HORIZ. STAB L/E AT STA XFS 140 BY INSTALLING DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-02-00, AND SRM 51-1-20D.

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