Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 19, 2022
Submitted
September 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
33855
Aircraft time
57,460 hours, 34,246 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACKED INTERCOSTAL AT STA 344+10; WL 208; LBL 1. / [01] REQUEST NDI TO VERIFY CRACK;[02] HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23.<BR>CRACK NOTED AT AFT FASTENER HOLE. ENDS OF CRACK MARKED.<BR><BR>HFEC INSPECTED OPEN HOLES IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. <BR>CRACK NOTED AT AFT FASTENER HOLE.<BR><BR>EQUIP USED:<BR>-NORTEC 600 ID: ATS2353 CAL DUE: 01/23<BR>-MINIMITE ID: ATS1411 CAL DUE: 07/23;[03] REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT BS 344-360 LBL1 WL208 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[04] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT BS 344-360 LBL1 IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; DWG 141A5400 SH 32;[05] 141A5410U147 TO BE REWORKED AND INSTALL PER ENGINEERING ON FAULT TTG8Q00E9MAJ;[06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 4 AND 5 AND VERIFIED MEASUREMENT TABLE.