Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
June 14, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26668
Aircraft time
38,775 hours, 24,365 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
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

CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE INTERCOSTAL WEBS AT BS 294 NEAR STR 7L AND 16L AND AT THE INTERCOSTAL CLIP BETWEEN STA 348-360 AT STR 11L.