Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 1, 2015
Submitted
May 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23094
Aircraft time
73,465 hours, 57,254 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 294
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

UPPER FUSELAGE DOOR FRAME SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL AT BS 294 BETWEEN STR 12R AND STR 13R CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE SURROUND STRUCTURE OF THE R1 ORIFICE, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON AN ANGLE THAT ATTACHES AN INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN S12 AND S13, RIGHT TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED AS ALLOWED BY SB 53A1241. REF KFC MCO 3218, WO 1365645.