Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 7, 2017
Submitted
May 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36346
Aircraft time
26,897 hours, 8,023 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
141A541012
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

FWD ENTRY WAY INTERCOSTAL CRACKED LBL 44 FS 312 TO FS 328. TOP SURFACE OF INTERCOSTAL HAS CRACK AND STRUCTURE IS MISSING AROUND FLOORBOARD FASTENER HOLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD ENTRY INTERCOSTAL AT LBL 44 12 TO 328 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.