Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 16, 2021
Submitted
November 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
61620
Aircraft time
20,649 hours, 6,510 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
146A812319
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Corroded
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

AFT PIT INTERCOSTAL STA 767 TO 787 RBL 20 HAS CORROSION AT NUTPLATES ON TOP FLANGE. GROUNDED - YES. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION FOUND CORROSION TO BE 100% MAT LOSS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTER COSTAL IAW 737-900 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0W=1" O= .050 R= 0.00 L= 2" D= .050.