Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
November 22, 2011
Submitted
November 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24599
Aircraft time
65,490 hours, 23,026 cycles
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

IN THE AFT CARGO BELOW THE CABIN FLOOR, THE INTERCOSTALS TOP "L" ANGLE BETWEEN STATIONS 1320 TO 1340 IS CRACKED BY THE SECOND FROM AFT NUT PLATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER BOEING DWG 146N5180 AND AMM 51-10-02-OG.