- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2003
- Submitted
- July 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N873SJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46091
- Aircraft time
- 83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 83,849 hours, 22,246 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
FWD CARGO CMPT PRESSURE BULKHEAD INTERCOSTAL CRACKED (1.000) STA 640.000 RBL 41. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.