SDR UPS804254

Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 596.0
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHILE IN DALFORT FOR C-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK IN THE AFT END OF THE UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB ON THE LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 596.0. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED THE CRACK AND FABRICATED THE REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-0 AND INSTALLED PARTS PER SRM 53-2-0 AND 51-1-21.

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