Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45966
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 6.225
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:C1 LT WING L/E LOWER RIB AT XOLDI 6.225 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT FASTENER. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED RIB IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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