Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 19, 2023
Submitted
August 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
55,430 hours, 16,491 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
147A57051
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Unknown
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

DURING REMOVAL OF SUBSTRUCTURE FOR STA 986 T-CAP REPAIR, ADDITIONAL CORROSION FOUND ON MACHINED INTERCOSTAL LBL32 STA 986 - STA 1006. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION. ORIGINAL MEASURED THICKNESS AT BLEND 0.225, REMAINING THICKNESS 0.195, REMOVED 0.030. OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-800 SRM 53-70-51-1A-1. DRILLED TO FIT NEW MACHINED INTERCOSTAL IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-05 AND BAC DWG 147A5700 REV- INTERCOSTAL INSTALLED ON N/R 35380 CUST CARD G1817380.