Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
May 24, 2000
Submitted
June 5, 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
Rt Pylon
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 OP 16 MAINT CHECK ON RT PYLON BOTTOM AFT INTERIOR, 11 INCHES FROM FUSELAGE, TOP FWD INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED APPROX 2 INCHES LONG. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA, INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRM 54-01, PAGE 7 EXAMPLE D.

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