Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46018
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 80
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-C/CK, FWD PIT FS 80 LONGERON 33 RIGHT INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, FABBED NEW ONE IAW DC8 SRM 53-3-2 AND 51-1-4, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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