Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46018
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 738.75
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:C123, RT WING L/E RIBS AT FS 735.0 & 738.75 WERE CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER ENDS. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND REPAIRED THE RIBS IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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