Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 6, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Aircraft time
73,512 hours, 24,101 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:X2 FWD CARGO PIT AT FS 500 - 520 INTERCOSTAL AT LONG 33R IS CRACKED. REMOVED OLD INTERCOSTAL, FABBED NEW PART TREATED AND PRIMED NEW PART, DRILLED, INSTALLED NEW PART ALL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AND DAC DWG 5616 520 & SRM 51-1-20D.

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