Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
December 22, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69348
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23586
Aircraft time
62,249 hours, 31,927 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
693874OU2
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 227
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

FUSELAGE FRAME, SKIN AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE CORRODED STATION 227.8 FROM LBL-12 TO RBL-12 (BILGE). REMOVED CORROSION FROM HORIZONTAL CHORD, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, AND FOUND INTERCOSTAL TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CLEANED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER B737 SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-4.