SDR 04FDEA02801

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date: September 22, 2004
Submitted: September 24, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N240FE
Make and model: Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial: 20978
Aircraft time: 51,454 hours, 39,746 cycles
Engine: Pwa JT8D15
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Intercostal
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

FWD CARGO, INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED AT STRINGER 25L STA.624. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED,TREATED AND PRIMED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-20-1 FIG.6, 51-30-5 AND 51-10-2. INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL USING 2024-T3 .050, BATCH NR 8692, P.O. NR MST0012781.

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