Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 727264

Difficulty date
January 12, 2008
Submitted
March 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AT
Make and model
Boeing 727264
Aircraft serial
23014
Aircraft time
55,554 hours, 29,955 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 950a
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

DURING C CHECK, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 950A + 19" INTERCOSTAL LBL 5" HAS FASTENERS POPPED AND METAL CRACKED. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT AFT CARGO PIT IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 5 AND 51-20-1. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-5. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PART IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-2.