Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
September 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24593
Aircraft time
68,387 hours, 24,543 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
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

MAIN CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL 2 EACH AT LEFT NUMBER 4 DRAIN AND SILL AREA HAD EXFOLIATION CORROSION THROUGHOUT AT FASTENER HOLE LOCATION BODY STATIONS 1640 TO 1682, LEFT BUTTLINE 54. INSTALLED 2 EACH INTERCOSTALS, DRAIN PAN, AND SCUFF PLATES PER SRM 51-40-02.