Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
May 15, 2000
Submitted
May 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921L
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47107
Aircraft time
80,344 hours, 86,616 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

DURING OP16, FOUND FS 1038 REAR ENGINE MOUNT WEB, TOP FWD END OF INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED IN THE WEB RADIUS 13 INCHES FROM THE FUSELAGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER TOP FORWARD END OF THE INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 54-01 FIG 2 PG 7. OP16 05-15-00 MCI.

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