SDR UPS96220148

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date: May 3, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N911UP
Make and model: Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial: 19119
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Intercostal
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 227
Stage of operation: IN
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: D. FS 227.8, STR 19L, 2ND FASTENER LOCATION, AFT OF FRAME, WAS FOUND TO HAVE 4 INCH CRACKS IN FRAME ATTACH ANGLE (INTERCOSTAL ZERO AFTER EXISTING DOUBLER REMOVAL. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER AND INTERCOSTAL, FABRICATED REPLACEMENT INTERCOSTAL, INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL, AND EXISTING DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1.

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