Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
September 25, 2008
Submitted
September 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16649
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28910
Aircraft time
28,878 hours, 15,283 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
65C33970
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

FORWARD WET AREA CROSSBRACE CRACKED AT FLOORBOARD ATTACH HOLES BETWEEN STATION 360-380 LBL 12. ORIGINAL DAMAGE WAS TO INTERCOSTAL LOCATED AT LBL 12 BETWEEN BODY STATIONS 344-360, REMOVED DAMAGE TO UPPER FLANGE OF INTERCOSTAL AT LBL 12 BETWEEN BS 344 TO BS 360. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER 737-500 SRM 51-70-11 FIG 1.