Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
December 28, 2021
Submitted
February 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29846
Aircraft time
60,081 hours, 35,724 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FWD WET AREA STATION 312 - 328 INTERCOSTAL CRACKED RBL 30 ; / [01] PERFORMED HFEC AND CONFIRMED CRACK ON UPPER SECTION OF INTERCOSTAL AT FWD WET AREA BETWEEN STA 312 AND STA 328 AT RBL 30 IAW NDTM PART 6;51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. CRACK LENGTH : 0.787' ( AT 12 AND 6 O'CLOCK POSITION GOING THROUGH FASTENER HOLE).; [02] REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT STA 312- STA 328 RBL 30 IN REFERENCE B-737 700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 ; SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.; [03] ADDING DRWG # 141A5400.; [04] VERIFIED STEPS 2 AND 3.

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