What was found
DURING R-1 HINGE CUTOUT INSP, FOUND STA 291.5, STR 9R INTERCOSTAL ATTACH ANGLE APPEARS TO BE CRACKED. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R WITH NEW INTERCOSTAL ATTACH ANGLE IAW SRM-51-40-02, PGS 2, 10 & 30.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 2012
- Submitted
- October 4, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N768AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 27082
- Aircraft time
- 61,580 hours, 33,748 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Angle
- Part number
- 654580734
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 291.5
- 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.