- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2004
- Submitted
- February 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N806DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46002
- Aircraft time
- 84,257 hours, 26,080 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 84,257 hours, 26,080 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
LEFT WING T/E INTERCOSTAL LOWER SURFACE 1.500 CRACK (STA XW0 - 5.000). REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL (7075-TO-0.090) IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1. HEAT TREATED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 11, 13-21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-21.