Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 29, 2005
Submitted
May 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Aircraft time
55,652 hours, 32,352 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
50794544
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

MCN- MAJOR REPAIR- DURING C-18 CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT A L-1 DOOR INTERCOSTAL, ADJACENT TO THE UPPER L-1 DOOR HINGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02-0 (FIGURE 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 AND 16)

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