Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 24, 2022
Submitted
July 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32473
Aircraft time
60,155 hours, 35,804 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
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

FWD CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 RBL 15 WL 208.1 INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED AS MARKED. 124-011 / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ON FWD CABIN BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 RBL 15 WL 208.1 INTERCOSTAL IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23. CRACKS CONFIRMED. LENGTH: 1) 1.75? 2) 2.60? ; EQUIP: NORTEC 600 B/C 166316 CAL DUE: 10/22;[02] REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT STA 294 TO 312 RBL 15 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[03] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND 51-40-05-0G-0;[04] VERIFIED STEP 1 AND 2<BR>OK TO TREAT AND PRIME HOLES;[05] TREATED AND PRIMED HOLES AS PER B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-370-803 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-804;[06] COMPLETED TABLE MEASUREMENT;[07] VERIFIED STEP 5; OK TO INSTALL;[08] INSTALLED INTRERCOSTAL AT STA 294.5 TO STA 312 RBL 15 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 141A5400 AND 141A5410;[09] VERIFIED 8

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