What was found
INTERCOSTAL AT STATIONS 1287 TO 1309 BUTTLINE 0, UNDER CABIN FLOORBOARD C-18, CRACKED AT UPPER FLANGE FASTENER. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER AARD 51-10-00-5.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2011
- Submitted
- December 13, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53621
- Aircraft time
- 33,890 hours, 16,232 cycles
- 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
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.