Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 21, 2021
Submitted
November 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793SA
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
27888
Aircraft time
67,300 hours, 39,722 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
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

AFT OF FWD CARGO INTERCOSTAL CRACKED BS 520 S-25R. 8-90 ; / [01] REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT AFT OF FWD CARGO ;STA 520 STGR - 25R AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [02] FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL FOR AFT OF FWD. CARGO BS. 520 S-25R IAW. DWG#143A9803-58; HEAT TREATED FABRICATED PART FROM 7075-0 TO 7075-T62 PER BAC5602. HEAT TREATMENT PAPER WORK ATTACHED.; [03] VERIFIED FABRICATION PER BOEING DRAWING 143A9803-58 AND HEAT TREAT FORM OP 84; [04] OK TO ALODINE AND PRIME FABRICATED PART.; [05] TREATED AND PRIME NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW. B-737-700 SRM. 51-20 01-0G-0; [06] VERIFIED STEP 5<BR>OK TO INSTALL FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL AT AFT OF FWD CARGO STA 520;S-25R; [07] INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL A FWD CARGO STR 25R BETWEEN BS 500D AND 520 PER REF B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902; [08] REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL A FWD CARGO STR 25R BETWEEN BS 500D AND 520 PER REF B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902; [09] VERIFIED STEP # 7 AND 8; [10] JOB IS COMPLETE