Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 21, 2025
Submitted
February 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
56,288 hours, 16,721 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
146A9403142
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

(LATE FIND) AFT PIT BILGE INTERCOSTAL AT STA 867 TO 887 LBL 10 IS CORRODED. GROUNDED - YES. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION THE AFT PIT INTERCOSTAL AT STA 867-887, LBL 10 IS FOUND TO HAVE 100% MAT LOSS NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS ARE GIVEN IN B737-800 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE INTERCOSTAL PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-02. MATERIAL ID FOR NEW INTERCOSTAL IS .050, 7075-0, PER BOEING DWG 146A9403- FORMED NEW -142 INTERCOSTAL PER BOEING DWG 146A9403, REV:- HEAT TREATED INTERCOSTAL 7075-0 TO T62 PER BAC 5602. REV AH/16NOV 2020, LOCATED, DRILLED AND TRIMED PER BOEING DWG 146A9403, REV:- ALODINED, PRIMED PER BOEING DWG 146A9403. REV:- INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL ON AFT PIT AT STA 867-887. LBL 10 IAW BOEING DWG 146A9403. REV:- AND B737-800 SRM 51-40-02.