Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
August 13, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23105
Aircraft time
44,010 hours, 36,017 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
65720381
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

THE SIDE CHORD INTERCOSTALS COMMON TO THE FS 178 BULKHEAD AT WL 195 WERE FOUND WITH CRACKING TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173 AND AD 2000-05-29. THE DAMAGED INTERCOSTALS WERE REMOVED AND NEW INTERCOSTALS INSTALLED WITH OVERSIZE FASTENERS AS REQUIRED. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 378139-14AD.