What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, IN THE AFT CABIN, INTERCOSTAL LOWER LEG WAS CRACKED AT STA 1322, ZERO BL, JUST FWD OF FLOORBEAM. REMOVED LOWER LEG. REPLACED WITH NEW LEG USING MS20470AD5 RIVETS PER 53-01, FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2001
- Submitted
- January 31, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9420D
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49824
- Aircraft time
- 31,869 hours, 21,965 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.