Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 18, 2011
Submitted
October 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53624
Aircraft time
35,313 hours, 17,036 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AFT CARGO HAS CRACK IN CEILING INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STATIONS 1287 AND 1309 NEAR CENTERLINE. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IN CEILING BETWEEN STATIONS 1287 AND 1309 NEAR CENTERLINE PER SRM 51-01-00.

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