Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 27, 2003
Submitted
July 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
82,687 hours, 34,420 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
82,687 hours, 34,420 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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED FROM STATION 1140 TO STATION 1160, AT LONGERON 33 LEFT. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, AND 51-1-21.

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