Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
December 15, 2022
Submitted
January 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7713A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33919
Aircraft time
57,380 hours, 30,141 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 380
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 FWD CABIN BS380+7 LBL13. VERIFY CRACK ON ATTACH ANGLE COMMON TO INTERCOSTAL BS 380 + 7 LBL 13. PERFORMED HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION IAW NDI PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS NOTED. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE INTERCOSTAL AT FWD CABIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT BS 380 + 14. ATTACH ANGLE COMMON TO INTERCOSTAL AT FWD CABIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT BS 380 + 14. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 DWG 143A5410. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW UPPER ANGLE ON INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 DWG 143A5410. INSTALLED NEW UPPER ANGLE ON INTERCOSTAL BS 380 TO BS 400 LBL 13; IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; DWG143A5400 REV: A.

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