Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
September 7, 2006
Submitted
September 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24244
Aircraft time
52,981 hours, 29,173 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 295 S7-16l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 INTERCOSTALS AT BS 295 NEAR STRINGERS 7L, 12L & 16L, THE CLIP AT BS 360 NEAR STR 11L AND THE ANGLE AT BS 360 NEAR STR 14L. MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGE PART.