- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2003
- Submitted
- May 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46033
- Aircraft time
- 78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
- 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
AFT ACCESSORY COMPT- INTERCOSTAL 0.500 INCH CRACKED (STA 1680.00 - STA 1700.000, RBL 20.000). STOP DRILLED CRACK BETWEEN STA 1680.000 AND STA 1700.000, RBL 20.000 IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. FABRICATED REINFORCEMENT (2024-T3 0.050) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REINFORCEMENT ON INTERCOSTAL (AFT ACCY COMPT) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.