SDR FDEA2020080311743

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date: August 1, 2020
Submitted: August 3, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N782FD
Make and model: Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial: 26677
Aircraft time: 74,612 hours, 28,334 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Intercostal
Part number: 149N53986
Condition: Damaged
Location: Bs 1420-1440
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

FUSELAGE SKIN BULGE FROM BS 1420 TO BS 1440 AT INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN S-29R AND S-28R. REMOVED FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN BS1420-1440 STR28R-29R IAW DWG 149N5398 REV P , A , B757 SRM 51-40-02-0G. EVALUATED AREA OF DAMAGE AND FOUND HOLES IN THE INTERCOSTAL TO BE ELONGATED IAW SRM 53-00-04-1A, FIG 101, DETAIL I.