Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 15, 2022
Submitted
July 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
33989
Aircraft time
60,197 hours, 35,659 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
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

*CORROSION* FWD CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 WL 208.1 PANEL BREAK INTERCOSTAL AT LBL 12 HAS CORROSION AS MARKED. 124-040 / [01] RE-INSPECTED AREAS AT FWD CABIN FLOOR BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 LBL 12 WL 208.1 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ( EXFOLIATION CORROSION) AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-10-51-1A-1;[02] VERIFIED 1.;[03] REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 LBL 12 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[04] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 LBL 12 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG# 141A5600.;[05] VERIFIED 3-4. OK TO INSTALL NEW INTERCOSTAL.;[06] MIXED BMS 5-95 AT 19:00; 6-22-22. SQUEEZE OUT TIME BY 21:00; 6-22-22.;[07] INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 LBL 12 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG# 141A5600.;[08] (FINAL) REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 LBL 12 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. LOCATED/DRILLED; AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 LBL 12 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG# 141A5600.;[09] VERIFIED AND INSPECTED STEP#6; #7 AND #8.;[10] INSPECTED.

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