Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
September 16, 2021
Submitted
April 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
36887
Aircraft time
45,396 hours, 26,500 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: AFT CARGO COMPT R/H INTERCOSTAL UNDER ZEE CHANNEL BETWEEN STA 747 STA 767 LOWER SURFACE CORROSION / REMOVED CORROSION AT AFT CARGO COMPT R/H SUPPORT BRACKET UNDER ZEE CHANNEL BETWEEN STA 767 AND STA 787 IAW B737 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 CERTIFIED STEP#1 VERIFIED STEPS 1 AND 2 PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON AFT CARGO REWORKED AREA IAW B737 NDT P4 51-00-00 PROC.3 MIN THK. NOTED 0.026' TOOL USED : OLYPUS 27MG B/C 172139 ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.040 MATERIAL LOSS 0.015 MATERIAL REMAINING 0.025 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737 SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 CORRECTION ON STEP #5 : ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.040 MATERIAL LOSS 0.014'MATERIAL REMAINING 0.026' FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737 SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 . PART TRANSACTION ONLY REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT R/H INTERCOSTAL UNDER ZEE CHANNEL BETWEEN STA 47 AND STA 767 REF B 737-700 SRM 51-40-02 WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY TECHNICIAN RAFAEL MERLANO EMP # 15961 VERIFIED STEPS 5 - 9