Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 22, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AX
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
22221
Aircraft time
84,755 hours, 38,567 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
146T50008
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

INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AND CORRODED RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER CARGO FLOOR BETWEEN STA 1263 AND STA 1285. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER CARGO FLOOR INTERCOSTAL ON RIGHT SIDE STA 1263 AND STA 1285 IAW B767 SRM 51-40-02 STEP 7(D), ACFT WAS GROUNDED.