Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
July 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47343
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 69.5
Stage of operation
IN
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, INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH IN BEND RADIUS AT FWD LOWER CORNER JUST AFT OF STA 69.5, RBL 12.5. MANUFACTURED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER DRAWING PO9530268. PRIMED AND INSTALLED.

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