- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2008
- Submitted
- October 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N615DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 22822
- Aircraft time
- 75,279 hours, 36,456 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- 140N250538
- 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
DURING AAI INSPECTION AT ATS/PAE INSPECTION FOUND THE INTERCOSTAL UPPER FLANGE CRACKED AT BS 662 RBL 45 WL 208. REMOVED UPPER ANGLE BS 662 RBL 45 WL 208 IAW SRM 51-40-04-0G. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE FROM 7075-T6 0.032 LOT 827686 IAW SRM 53-30-51, 51-40-02, 51-40-05, 51-30-01-0G, 51-20-01-0G. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-04-0G.