Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
March 8, 2001
Submitted
March 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14822
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
163
Aircraft time
25,667 hours, 27,145 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
S5397091627600
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Box
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

YUL - DURING CONTINENTAL EXPRESS C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE WING BOX INTERCOSTAL AT STRINGER 1 LEFT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN FRAMES 23 & 24. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED INTERCOSTAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATR42-320 SRM 51-25-01, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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