Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 25, 2006
Submitted
October 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980EV
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7759
Aircraft time
8,355 hours, 7,120 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

APU LINEAR ACTUATOR INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND TO BE A DEEP NICK NOT CRACKED. REMOVED DEEP NICK PER PROCEDURE COVERED IN CRJ SRM 51-12-00 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE AND TREATMENT OF NICKS & SCRATCHES. REMOVAL OF DAMAGE DOES NOT DECREASE THE THICKNESS OR CROSS-SECTION AREA BY 10%. DAMAGE REMOVED WAS ON THE EDGE AND MINIMAL METAL WAS REMOVED BY A ROTARY FILE TO REMOVE THE NICK. MH715. REQUIRES LPI TO INSURE THAT DAMAGE WAS REMOVED. REF W/C 400 OF THIS WORK ORDER FOR LPI. MH715 11-02-06 APPLIED ALODINE, PRIMED, TOPCOATED IAW CRJ SRM 51-25-16. MH715 11-02-06. (CLOSED 11/06/06)