SDR DHL2007785034

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date: November 2, 2007
Submitted: February 10, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N785AT
Make and model: Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial: 21691
Aircraft time: 60,872 hours, 40,673 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Intercostal
Condition: Damaged
Location: Bs 540-560 S28r
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

FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT INTERCOSTAL AT STRINGER 28R BETWEEN BS 540 AND BS 560 HAS ELONGATED HOLES AT BOTTOM. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL FROM BS 540 TO BS 560 STRINGER 28R IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTA IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-2 FIGURE 3 AND 51-20-1. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN BS 540 AND BS 560 STRINGER 28R IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.