Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 8, 2022
Submitted
August 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8647A
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
42528
Aircraft time
27,244 hours, 12,560 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd 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 WET AREA FLOOR SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL CRACKED @ FASTENERS HOLES LBL 11 BETWEEN. STA 344 AND 360 MKD DOT / [01] REMOVED FWD AREA INTERCOSTAL AT STA 312+8 LBL 45.6 WL 208.1 IAW B-737-800 SRM 53-10-51-0I-2;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1.;[03] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FWD CABIN WET AREA FLOOR SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL AS PER REFERENCE SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.;[04] VERIFIED STEP 3.;[05] OK TO TREAT AND PRIMER NEW HOLES.;[06] TREATED AND PRIMED NEW DRILLED HOLES AS PER AMM 51-21-41-370-803 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-803.;[07] VERIFIED STEP 6. OK TO INSTALL.;[08] INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT FWD CABIN WET AREA LBL 11 BETWEEN STA 344 AND STA 360 AS PER REFERENCE SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.<BR><BR>JOB PERFORMED BY RICARDO SAMANIEGO 35463.;[09] VERIFIED STEP 8.