# SDR MWEA010281

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 7, 2001
- Submitted: March 8, 2001
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N209ME](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209ME), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-32
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 47730
- Aircraft time: 46,523 hours, 34,339 cycles
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Intercostal
- Part number: 991557713
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010281

## Discrepancy

FORWARD BAG PIT, INTERCOSTAL STATION 362 TO 370, BETWEEN LONGERON 29 RIGHT AND LONGERON 30 IS CRACKED AT LOWER FLANGE AND UPPER FLANGE IS BENT.  REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.