Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
December 23, 2016
Submitted
February 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N739AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22216
Aircraft time
90,241 hours, 43,067 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
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

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED FOR HEAVY MAINTENANCE. AFT LOWER CARGO INTERCOSTAL IS CORRODED AT LOWER SURFACE BETWEEN STATION 1263-1286 LEFT BUTT LINE 22. INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STATION 1263-1285 AT LEFT BUTT LINE 22 WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-40-02.