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 RBL 42 BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400; WL208.1 ; / [01] INSTALLED EWIS PROTECTION AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 42 WL 208.1 REF B737-700 AMM 20-60-07-913-801.; [02] REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 42 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 42 WL 280.1 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG# 143A5400.; [04] VERIFIED STEP 1; [05] VERIFIED STEP 2 AND 3; [06] TREATED AND PRIMED NEW FASTENER HOLES REF B737-700 SRM 51-20-01-0G-0.; [07] VERIFIED STEP 6; [08] OK TO INSTALL NEW INTERCOSTAL; [09] INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 42 WL 280.1 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG#143A5400.; [10] REMOVED EWIS PROTECTION AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 42 WL 208.1 REF B737-700 AMM 20-60-07-913-801.; [11] VERIFIED STEP 9 AND 10; [12] REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 380 AND STA 400 RBL 42 WL 280.1 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG#143A5400.; [13] VERIFIED STEP 12.