Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 10, 2022
Submitted
July 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
57,302 hours, 16,999 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
141A56901
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

FWD WET AREA: FWD LAV MOUNT HARD POINT BETWEEN STA 294 AND 312 CORRODED GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED CORRODED INTERCOSTAL, LAV MOUNT. FOUND TO BE 50% MATERIAL LOSS. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-02. MODIFIED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW 800-53EA-24539. LOOSENED TENSION ON 3EA CONTROL CABLES. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL LAV MOUNT IAW 800-53EA-24539. REATTACHED PULLIES, RETIGHTENED CABLE TENSIONS AND ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFUL TRAVEL LIMIT TEST. IAW B737-800 AMM 20-10-09-400-801 AND 20-50-11-910-801, 27-31-00-700-804, 20-10-09-400-801