Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 13, 2023
Submitted
December 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
34593
Aircraft time
58,970 hours, 20,651 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
147A5705Y1
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

MACHINED INTERCOSTAL STA 986 - 1006 LBL32 HAS CORROSION ON TOP SURFACE. GROUNDED - YES. BLENDED CORROSION. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.0063, REMOVED 0.035, 0.028 REMAINING AND CORROSION STILL VISIBLE. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-800 SRM 53-70-51-1A-1 PARA 4A.2 AND FIGURE 104 DETAIL F. DRILLED TO FIT NEW MACHINED INTERCOSTAL IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-05 AND BAC DWG 147A5700 REV A. MACHINED INTERCOSTAL INSTALLED ON CUSTOMER CARD G1862641 N/R 23641.