Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
July 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47345
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 937-950
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, FOUND INTERCOSTAL AT LONGERON 28R WITH INTERGRANULAR CORROSION BETWEEN STRINGER 937 AND 950. PART MADE PER DRAWING 9957723. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL, INSTALLED WITH HI-LOKS, BECAUSE THEY WERE ORIGINAL FASTENER.

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