What was found
CABIN, JUST FWD OF L-2 DOOR CUTOUT, STR 12 CHORD SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CRACK JUST BELOW RADIUS BLOCK. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED INTERCOSTAL WEB. FORMED & INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL WEB (P/N 143N8334-27).
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N538UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25222
- Aircraft time
- 56,638 hours, 20,767 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- 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.