Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 73773V

Difficulty date
September 10, 2019
Submitted
September 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N710SY
Make and model
Boeing 73773V
Aircraft serial
30241
Aircraft time
58,161 hours, 30,708 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

THE WEB LOCATED AT EMPENAGE STATION 1040 HAS A .6 INCH LONG CRACK AT THE MOST LEFT LIGHTENING HOLE. DRILLED A .128" DIA STOP HOLE AT END OF CRACK. OPEN HOLE NDT ACCOMPLISHED AND NO CRACK BEYOND STOP DRILL HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM INTERCOSTAL WEB IAW SRM 53-00-04-1A-1. HFEC PERFORMED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED FLOORBOARD ASSY AT STA 1040 FOR INTERCOSTAL WEB ACCESS. FABRICATED NEW CLIP FROM 2024T3 .063" MATERIAL PER DRAWING. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER OUT OF .063 2024 T3. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND CLIP. INSTALLED FLOORBOARD. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .063. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND CLIP IAW REPAIR SKETCH. INSTALLED FLOORBOARD ASSY.

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