Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
October 4, 2021
Submitted
April 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32500
Aircraft time
53,002 hours, 31,465 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: CORROSION ON AFT CARGO BAY INTERCOSTAL AT B.S..767+5; R.B.L. 20; W.L. 154. ; / [01] REMOVED DAMAGE FROM ACB INTERCOSTAL BS 767+5 RBL 20; MATERIAL LOSS MORE THAN 20% FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-60-15-1A-1.; [02] REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT RBL 20 WL 154 BS 767 TO BS 787 IAW ARM 51-40-02-0G-0; LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL P/N 146A8123U19 PO# 1466078 IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 2.; [04] REQ. OK TO INSTALL INTERCOSTAL AT AFT CARGO BAY INTERCOSTAL AT B.S..767-787 R.B.L. 20; W.L. 154; [05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 4.; [06] INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL AT AFT CARGO BAY AT B.S..767-787 R.B.L. 20; W.L. 154 IAW SRM 51-40-020G-0 AND DWG 164A0081 REV.-; [07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 6.; [08] APPLIED CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOUND AT AFT CARGO BAY INTERCOSTAL AT B.S..767-787 R.B.L. 20; AND REWORK AREA IAW SOPM 20-41-05; [09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 8.