Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46018
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 461.372
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, LT WING L/E RIB AT FS 461.372 WAS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED THE RIB IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.

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