Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
January 30, 2013
Submitted
January 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26485
Aircraft time
54,087 hours, 18,569 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1420-1440
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

AFT CARGO BAY AT BS 1420-1440 BL0 FLOOR SUPPORT UPPER INTERCOSTAL AT AFT SIDE FOUND CRACKED APPROX 1" AS MARKED. CRACKED UPPER INTERCOSTAL AT STA 1420-1440, BL0. REMOVED AND NEW FABRICATED UPPER INTERCOSTAL INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-02. NEW UPPER INTERCOSTAL FABRICATED IAW PRI ER/A 510832 REV 0, DATED 25 JAN 13 AWAITING FINAL ER/A. PRI ER/A 510832-14, PRI ER/A 510832-14, REV 0 FOUND IAW FINAL ER/A510832-14.