What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A GOUGE IN RADIUS OF INTERCOSTAL AND CORROSION WAS NOTED BETWEEN FASTENERS ON LOWER ANGLE MATING SKIN AT FS 430 - 446, L28R. THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2000
- Submitted
- October 17, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N35888
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49117
- Aircraft time
- 52,990 hours, 29,245 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.