Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 27, 2003
Submitted
September 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46109
Aircraft time
76,467 hours, 26,519 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit Subfloor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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: C2, COCKPIT SUBFLOOR INTERCOSTAL UPPER FLANGE IS CRACKED AT STA.-21 LBL 12. STOPDRILLED CRACK,NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER I.A.W. SRM. 53-2-0 FIG. 1B.

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