Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
December 19, 2023
Submitted
December 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38727
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28797
Aircraft time
76,338 hours, 26,895 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
143A940330
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STA 480 TO STA 500, L 21 STRINGER, LONGITUDINAL LAP SPLICE IS CRACK SEE DOT (103-43). REF AAR N/R 9216662. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL (143A7550-11) AT FORM ATTACHED OP-84 FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF HEAT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 480 TO STA 500, S-21L TREATMENT. PER REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG #143A7550. INTERCOSTAL WAS FABRICATED AND HEAT TREATED,