Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 1, 2008
Submitted
April 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46090
Aircraft time
80,477 hours, 26,441 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 UPPER RIB CRACKED AT END IN LEFT WING O/B LEADING EDGE NEAR STA XFS 809. FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-1-8, 57-2-00, 57-3-0 FIG 19.

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