Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2008
Submitted
March 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46052
Aircraft time
62,753 hours, 23,100 cycles
Part
Spar
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 REAR SPAR WEB CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE INBD OF INBD HINGE. REPAIRED HORIZ STAB REAR SPAR WEB CRACK AT FASTENER HOLE, INBD OF INBD HINGE IAW SRM 55-02-00 FIG 004, SRM 55-02-00 FIG 002 AND SRM 51-1-21.

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