What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACKED AND DENTED INTERCOSTAL L1R BETWEEN STA 240 - 260 RT. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL, TREATED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2000
- Submitted
- May 22, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N792FT
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46046
- Aircraft time
- 82,486 hours, 27,415 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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