What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE RT BS178 BULKHEAD INTERCOSTAL AT WL195, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL. FABRICATED AND PERFORMED PREVENTATIVE MODIFICATION TO REPLACEMENT INTERCOSTAL, INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2000
- Submitted
- January 4, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N243TR
- Make and model
- Boeing 737228
- Aircraft serial
- 23503
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 31,334 hours
- 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.