Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
April 20, 2001
Submitted
May 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23673
Aircraft time
40,641 hours, 21,330 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT HAND FUSELAGE INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT STA 278 BETWEEN STRINGER 14R HAT CHANNEL AT THE FORWARD INBOARD RADIUS. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AND STRINGER CLIP. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.