SDR GTIA040837

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date: November 10, 2004
Submitted: December 17, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N823NK
Make and model: Doug DC982
Aircraft serial: 48020
Engine: Pwa JT8D217C
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Intercostal
Condition: Cracked
Location: Floorbeam
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: 9
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFT PIT OVERHEAD FLOORBEAM INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT (4 EA) PLACES ALONG FASTENER HOLES, FS 1287-1309. REMOVED FLOORBEAM INTERCOSTAL AT FS 1287-1309, FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL SRM 51-10-2 FROM 7075-T6-.063. HEAT TREATED NEW INTERCOSTAL, LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES FOR NEW INTERCOSTAL, TREATED, PRIMED, TOP COATED, INSTALLED NUT PLATES AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2.

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