Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
October 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769DL
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft serial
193H1218
Part
Intercostal
Part number
1559196103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1796
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE, L3 DOOR SURROUND, NR 6 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL, CRACK REPAIR. THE SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL FOR THE NR 6 DOOR STOP OF THE L3 DOOR CUTOUT FRAME AT FS 1796 WAS FOUND WITH A .25 TYPICAL CRACK. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF LAC S/B 093-53-270. THE CRACK WAS LET GO ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER THE S/B AND PER ER/A 368408-14 WITH REPETITIVE INPSECTIONS AND 2500 CYCLE LIMIT. PERMANENT REPAIR WILL REPLACE THE INTERCOSTAL.