Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
October 16, 2009
Submitted
October 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24924
Aircraft time
68,004 hours, 21,149 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
143N54101
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 680-700
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

MAIN CABIN STA 680-700 LT SIDE AT DOOR 2L STRUCTURE INTERCOSTAL HAS CORROSION. (OUT OF LIMITS) REMOVED CORROSION FROM MCD, BS 680-700, LHS, AT L2 DOOR STRUCTURE IAW SRM 51-10-02. CHECKED LIMITS AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-15. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS .063" / AFTER REWORK- .049". REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AND SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02. RECEIVED NEW PARTS, PN 143N5522-3 AND 143N5410-1 ON MAE PO3 MAG0094730. LOCATED AND DRILLED INTERCOSTAL ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-05. INSTALLED NUTPLATES IAW SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL AND ANGLE 2 MCD BS 680-700, LHS, AT L2 DOOR, IAW SRM 51-40-02. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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