Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 10, 2022
Submitted
March 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
36918
Aircraft time
38,769 hours, 23,511 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

MAIN CABIN FWD WET AREA INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 277 AND STA 294.5 BL 0 CRACKED / [01] REMOVED MAIN CABIN FWD WET AREA INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 277 AND STA 294.5 BL 0;[02] REMOVED MAIN CABIN FWD WET AREA INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 277 AND STA 294.5 BL 0 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[03] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[04] VERIFIED 2-3. OK TO INSTALL NEW INTERCOSTAL.;[05] INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN FWD WET AREA BETWEEN STA 277 AND STA 294.5 BL 0 IAW DRAWING 141A5400 AND SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[06] REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN FWD WET AREA BETWEEN STA 277 AND STA 294.5 BL 0 IAW DRAWING 141A5400 AND SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[07] VERIFIED 5-6.