Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
October 15, 2001
Submitted
October 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21546
Aircraft time
59,877 hours, 50,099 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
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

BODY STATION 188 RIGHT SIDE INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT WL 207. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DOUBLER REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.