Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
February 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
60,719 hours, 38,406 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 361
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

MAIN CARGO INTERCOSTAL AT BS 361 STRINGER 8R HAS FORWARD EDGE CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW B-727 SRM 51-20-1 AND 53-10-2 FIGURE 3. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BS 361 STRINGER 8R IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.