Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
July 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48013
Aircraft time
48,827 hours, 39,335 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FLOOR SUPPORTS AT STA 782, ZERO BL WAS CRACKED AND BROKEN. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON INTERCOSTAL. USED 4-5, 5-6, AND 5-7 AD RIVETS PER SRM 53-10-104, PAGE 201 FIG 201.

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