SDR UPS804259

Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 33.5
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 7 O'CLOCK POSITION TOP VIEWING DOWN OF THE LEFT HAND FRONT SPAR, LOWER SPAR FORWARD T-ANGLE. FASTENERS HOLE AT STATION XFS 33.50L GREATER THAN .020 INCHES IN DEPTH. MAINTENANCE ENLARGED THE HOLE IAW SRM 57-2-6 FIGURE 4. HFEC INSPECTION AFTER REWORK REPAIR, NO CRACK NOTED. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-6.

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