Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 6, 2017
Submitted
December 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
34595
Aircraft time
44,153 hours, 14,778 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
655486224
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1016 Bulkhead
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 SIDE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER SEAL ATTACH INTERCOSTAL HAS AN ELONGATED HOLE RBL38. GROUNDED - YES. DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW INTERCOSTAL WAS REPAIRED/INSTALLED IAW ALASKA EA # 800-53EA-19643, REV 00, DATED 12/19/2017. THIS IS A CAT "A" REPAIR.