Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 8, 2019
Submitted
October 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120310
Aircraft time
43,038 hours, 60,233 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frames 39-40
Part time
43,038 hours, 60,233 cycles
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

INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FRAMES 39-40, STRINGER 3R IS CRACKED. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL (IAW EMB120 SRM 51-40-04 REV 58). INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL AND SUPPORT BRACKET BETWEEN FRAMES 39-40 STR3R (IAW EMB120 SRM 51-40-02 REV 58).

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