What was found
DEFECT NR00196: CRACKED EXPANDABLE INTERCOSTAL AT STA 540 RBL 6. RESOLUTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT STA 540 TO RBL 6 IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-02-0G AND DWG 143A5240.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2023
- Submitted
- March 20, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5209A
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378
- Aircraft serial
- 32579
- Aircraft time
- 57,624 hours, 37,791 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.