Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
September 9, 2003
Submitted
September 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78013
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29861
Aircraft time
18,597 hours, 2,185 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION FOUND FLOORBEAM FORWARD INTERCOSTALS CRACKED AT BS 246. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED AT HOLES IN INTERCOSTAL AT LBL 26.06, LBL 7.88, AND RBL 25.09. THE CRACK LENGTHS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED.