What was found
DURING A STORM DAMAGE REPAIR MX EVENT & DURING A SKIN REPLACEMENT AN INTERCOSTAL WAS DISCOVERED WITH MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE RADIUS. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL AND INSTALLED. ITEM RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2010
- Submitted
- August 11, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc - Aircraft
- N801EA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 22432
- Aircraft time
- 59,929 hours, 37,951 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- AE727104315
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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