- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2001
- Submitted
- March 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373S3
- Aircraft serial
- 23734
- Aircraft time
- 46,989 hours, 29,503 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- 6720382
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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
VISUAL INSPEC FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT FS 179 RBL 26 WL 195. REMOVED ATTACH ANGLE AND DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL; FORMED, HEAT TREATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT INTERCOSTAL IAW BOEING DWG 6-72038 AND SRM 51-40-02 PG 10; INSTALLED ATTACH ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-02 PG 10.