Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Aileron
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

INSPECTION TYPE N/A, RT INB AILERON, INB AILERON ATTACH HINGE, INB SET OF HOLES 2 HAVE CRACK INDICATIONS. INB HOLES ALL LAYERS CRACKED, 1ST 3 LAYERS INDICATIONS ON INB SIDE, AFT LAYER OUTB SIDE. OUTB HOLE FIRST 2 LAYERS HAVE CRACK INDICATIONS INB SIDE OF HOLE. OUTB SET OF HOLES, NO CRACKS NOTED. REPAIRED RT I/B AILERON HINGE ATTACH FITTING, I/B SET OF HOLES ON LOWER SPAR IAW REO-02070. TORQUED 6 AILERON STUD MOUNT BOLTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-1. INSTALLED WEB IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-6, 51-1-20D.

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