Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
April 13, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48102
Aircraft time
72,571 hours, 67,115 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 764
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

MAIN CABIN-FS 764 BELOW RT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT VERTICAL INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED. REMOVED 1 EA VERTICAL INTERCOSTAL, STOPPED DRILLED CRACK .25 DIA HFEC INSP STOP DRILL, CRACK, CONTAINED, NDT SPM 06-10-01-001, MAT I/D 7075-T6 .063 FAB 2EA REPAIR DOUBLER 7075-T6 .032, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL AND WEB AT STA 753-775 RT SIDE IAW SRM 51-30-2,51-30-5. REQUIRED INSP COMPLETED.

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