Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45944
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 970
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, INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN MLG DOORS FS 970 CRACKED, WORN AND LOOSE BRACKETS. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL, DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL TO FIT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1 -24. INSTALLED WITH HI-LOKS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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