Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 30, 2010
Submitted
July 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
100,704 hours, 20,573 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 560-580
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 C-CHECK, AN INTERCOSTAL LOCATED COMMON TO THE FWD CARGO FLOOR FROM BS 560 TO 580 UNDER RBL 45.5 CARGO TRACK HAD 2 CRACKS ON ITS UPPER FLANGE. (THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND PERMANENTLY REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-03, FIG 1 AS DOCUMENTED ON NRC470. THE INTERCOSTAL IS MADE 0.050 INCH THICK CLAD 7075-T6 IAW SRM 53-10-21 FIG 5A, SHEET 3, DETAIL I ITEM 13. SEE FIG 1. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF 0.063 INCH THICK 12 INCH BY 8 INCH CHANNEL AND 0.050 INCH THICK FILLER MADE FROM 7075-T6 INSTALLED WITH BACR15GF5D RIVETS AND BACB30MY5K LOCK FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-40-03 FIG 1 DETAIL III AS & NBSP; DOCUMENTED ON NRC470. SEE FIG 2.)

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