Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 2, 2022
Submitted
September 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32478
Aircraft time
59,797 hours, 35,569 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

FOUND FWD WET AREA INTERCOSTAL -RBL 15 BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 CRACKED AT UPPER FLANGE . / [01] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PO#: 1765410 BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 RBL 15 ASPER B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.;[02] LATE ENTRY <BR>RECEIVED NEW INTERCOSTAL P/N: 141A5410U146TSMRO; PO# 1765410;[03] VERIFIED STEPS 1 AND 2.<BR>OK TO TREAT AND PRIME.;[04] TREATED AND PRIMED NEW HOLES AT NEW INTERCOSTAL ASPER B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-370-803 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-804.;[05] VERIFIED STEP 4.<BR>OK TO INSTALL NEW INTERCOSTAL.;[06] ADDING TO STEP #1: <BR>PENDING LOCATING AND DRILLING OF FLOOR PANEL FASTENER HOLES AT FWD WET AREA INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 RBL 15; AND NUT PLATE INSTALLATION.;[07] INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND 312 RBL15 PER SRM 51-40-02;[08] VERIFIED STEP 7.;[09] LOCATED AND DRILLED OF FLOOR PANEL HOLES AT FDW WET NEW INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND STA 312 RBL 15 AS PER B 737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[10] VERIFIED STEP 9.

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