- Difficulty date
- February 3, 2003
- Submitted
- May 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46124
- Aircraft time
- 77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Le Flap
- Part time
- 77,866 hours, 28,485 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
LT WING CTR L/E INTERCOSTAL LWR PART WITH 3.000 INCH CRACK STA XFS 10.250 - 335.250. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL ( 7075-T6AL 0.071) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 8-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.