What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A INTERCOSTAL CRACKED IN THE FWD WET AREAS, STA 335.5. LBL 45. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INTERCOSTAL WITH A NEW AT STA 335.5- LBL 45.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2018
- Submitted
- January 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N886NN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 33223
- Aircraft time
- 18,873 hours, 7,522 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- 141A541016
- 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.