Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 7, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46004
Aircraft time
73,882 hours, 26,821 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C 123 INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. MATERIAL ID .040 7075-0 P/O NR 318790. HEAT TREATED TO .040 7075-T6 IAW DAC DWG NR 5755032. FAB IAW SRM 51-1 -21 BY INSTALLING RIVETS ON FWD SIDE OF INTERCOSTAL.

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