- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2003
- Submitted
- November 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46125
- Aircraft time
- 78,174 hours, 28,879 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 78,174 hours, 28,879 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
KEEL BEAM LWR SECTION INTERCOSTAL 0.500 CRACKED, STA 940.000. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 1. HEAT TREATED IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.