Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
November 29, 2021
Submitted
December 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32462
Aircraft time
58,698 hours, 34,771 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
Stage of operation
UK
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

RBL21 INTERCOSTAL CORRODED AT BS 767+5-+7. REMOVED CORROSION INTERCOSTAL WEB IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0. ACCOMPLISHED UT INSPECTION LOWEST THICKNESS IS .042 IAW 737 NDTM PART 4; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 2. THE INTERCOSTAL IS OUT OF LIMITS. IAW SRM 53-60-15-1A-1, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, STEP 4.C.2(B). LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG 146A0081. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, AND DWG 146A0081.

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