Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 20, 2018
Submitted
October 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73278
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31596
Aircraft time
50,359 hours, 17,526 cycles
Part
Intercostal
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 BETWEEN STA 277 AND STA 303, BL0, INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT FWD WET AREA BETWEEN STA 27 7 AND STA 303, BL "0" PER REF SRM 51-40-02.