Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 21, 2013
Submitted
February 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23093
Aircraft time
68,696 hours, 52,647 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FLANGE AT BS 348 S16L & ALSO A CRACKED ANGLE STIFFENER AT SAME LOCATION BS 348L. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FLANGE AT STA 348 LEFT STRINGER 16 & CRACKED ANGLE STIFFENER AT SAME LOCATION 348 LEFT. REPLACED IAW BOEING 737 SB 737-53A1240 REV 1, ALL FASTENERS INSTALLED IAW B737 SRM 51-30-02 REV 105.