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 344 AND STA 360 BL 0 APPEARED CRACK AT AFT FASTENER HOLE / [01] REMOVED MAIN CABIN FWD WET AREA INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 344 AND STA 360 BL 0 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[02] VERIFIED STEP #1;[03] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[04] VERIFIED STEP # 3;[05] OK TO INSTALL NEW INTERCOSTAL;[06] INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 360 TO STA 344 BL 0 REF B 737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG# 141A5400.;[07] REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 360 TO STA 344 BL 0 REF B 737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG# 141A5400.;[08] VERIFIED STEPS 6 AND 7.