Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16887
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49116
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1309
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION FOUND FIVE 1 INCH CRACKS IN INTERCOSTAL IN AFT BAGGAGE BIN AT STA 1309. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2.

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