SDR DHLA201000129

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: September 8, 2010
Submitted: October 20, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N804DH
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46124
Aircraft time: 88,544 hours, 32,286 cycles
Engine: Ge CFM56*
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Intercostal
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
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

NOSE SECTION.- INTERCOSTAL CRACKED 1" APPROX, STA - 2.000 L-30 - 33RT. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0 CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B PERFORMED STOP HOLE + FABRICATED DOUBLER (AL 2024 B 0.050") IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 23, SHEET 1 TR NR53-101 DATED 08-15-00 CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1.

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