Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 1, 2020
Submitted
August 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26677
Aircraft time
74,612 hours, 28,334 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
146N53986
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 BULGED FROM BS 1420 TO 1440, AT INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STRINGERS 28R AND 29R. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED THE NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG 146N5398, REV P, A , DWG 146N5425 REV -, AND 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. NO BULGE CONDITIONS EXHIST.