Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
November 19, 2010
Submitted
November 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47710
Aircraft time
79,541 hours, 80,395 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 218-237
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING M-CHECK FOUND FWD CARGO BETWEEN STA.218 AND 237 JUST OTBD OF LT LONG 28. INTERCOSTAL HAS CORROSION AND CRACKED APPROX 1 IN. DRILLED STOP HOLE IN INTERCOSTAL IN FWD CARGO STA 218-237 JUST OTBD OF LONG 28. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS FROM .025" 7075T6. IAW SRM 51-13-1, FIG 2. TREATED & PRIME DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-10-3. NDT STOP HOLE FOR CRACK IAW NDT SPMM 06-10-01.001. NO CRACK NOTED. INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 2, 53-30-2.19.

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