Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
October 23, 2007
Submitted
October 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
413
Aircraft time
28,352 hours, 32,939 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

RIGHT MLG ANGLE ON AFT SURFACE AT INTERCOSTAL FR 27 CRACKED. RT MLG ANGLE ON AFT SURFACE AT INTERCOSTAL FR 27 INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-25-01 FABRICATION COVER ON W/C 2000-167 REPAIR DETERMINED NOT TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH S.P. 663 AND FAR 43, APPENDIX A. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-25-01.