Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 9, 2021
Submitted
November 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783SW
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29809
Aircraft time
68,060 hours, 40,258 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

FWD CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE AT RBL-12 BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400; WL208.1 ; / [01] INSTALLED EWIS PROTECTION AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 12 WL208.1 REF B737-700 AMM 20-60-07-913-801.; [02] REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 12 WL 208.1 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [03] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 12 WL 208.1 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG #1434A5400.; [04] VERIFIED STEPS 1;2; AND 3; [05] OK TO INSTALL NEW ANGLE.; [06] INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 12 WL 208.1 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG #1434A5400.; [07] REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 12 WL 208.1 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG #1434A5400.; [08] REMOVED EWIS PROTECTION AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 12 WL208.1 REF B737-700 AMM 20-60-07-913-801.; [09] VERIFIED STEPS # 6 ;7 & 8