Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
January 3, 2017
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. INTERCOSTAL IS CORRODED AT STATION 1285-1305 AT RIGHT BUTT LINE 4. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AND REMOVED CORRODED SECTION .015 MATERIAL LOSS. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-00-04. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-40-02 PARAGRAPH 7.