- Difficulty date
- January 26, 2011
- Submitted
- January 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N492FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21530
- Aircraft time
- 41,528 hours, 28,504 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- 651874564
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 870
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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 CABIN HAS INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT RADIUS BS 870 RBL 45. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT BS 870 RBL 45.0 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL FROM PM50-550101-7075T6511 IAW DWG 65-18745 AND SRM 51-20-1, 51-30-5, AND 51-10-1. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-2.