Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
February 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23845
Aircraft time
73,043 hours, 29,787 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1420-1440
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

INTERCOSTAL CRACKED BETWEEN STA 1420 TO 1440, RBL 10. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL. REMOVED DAMAGED FLANGE AND PERFORMED HFEC ON CUTOUT FLANGE NO NOTED CRACKS, FABRICATED 1EA REPAIR DOUBLER AND 2EA FILLERS FOR INTERCOSTAL TREATED AND PRIMED AND TOP COATED DOUBLER REPAIR 1EA AND FILLERS 2 EA INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT INTERCOSTAL AND INTERCOSTAL. INSTALLED 2EA FILLERS.