Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45979
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert Stab
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-C3, VERTICAL STAB L/E RIB AT ZFS 223 IS CRACKED AT THE LT AFT END. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED RIB IAW SRM 55-2-0.

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