- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2004
- Submitted
- February 1, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46047
- Aircraft time
- 91,189 hours, 29,520 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 91,189 hours, 29,520 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 CRACKED 1.000, XFS 410.250 (UPPER PART). REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL (AL2024-T3 0.063) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.