Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 25, 2008
Submitted
May 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48472
Aircraft time
62,889 hours, 8,989 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1215
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:C CABIN AT STA 1215, ADJACENT LONGERON 27 RT TOP INTERCOSTAL STIFFENER FOUND CRACKED AT FWD EDGE. NEW INTERCOSTAL STIFFENER FABRICATED USING MATL 60-17778X7075T6511 PER EN1069-08. FPI C/OUT IAW BOEING DPS 4.707 REV.AW FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. HOLES PICKED UP ON NEW INTERCOSTAL STIFFENER PER SRM 51-31-01 V.2R.40 AND REPROTECTED PER SRM 51-21-01V.2R.40. NEW INTERCOSTAL STIFFENER INSTALLED PER SRM 51-31-01 V.2R.40 AND SRM 51-33-01 V.2R.40.

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