Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
December 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
73,440 hours, 70,600 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1339
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

DURING M-CHECK, FOUND AFT ACC COMPARTMENT STA 1339, LT LOWER INTERCOSTAL AT TAILCONE CABLES CRACKED AND BENT. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-5. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG NR 9917701-3. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-30-5 & 51-30-2.

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