Service difficulty report · Ribs · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46090
Part
Ribs
Part number
5770123
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Le
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 CS2, LT WING LEADING EDGE ASSY 1 EA RIBS CRACKED AT WS XFS 580, XFS 620, 4 EA RIBS CRACKED AT WS XFS 766, 3 EA RIBS CRACKED AT WS XFS 800 AND 2 EA RIBS CRACKED AT WS XFS 820. REPAIRED RIBS PER MM 57-00-00 FIG 801.

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