Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46101
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 55
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, RIB CRACKED AT FASTENER AND FASTENER WORKING UNDER RT FWD FILLET PANEL STA 822 X-55. FABRICATED DOUBLER, STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED DOUBLER. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW DC8 SRM 53-8-3, 51-9-0, 53-2-0, 51-1-8 & 53-2-0.

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