Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
January 12, 2023
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32532
Aircraft time
52,335 hours, 31,548 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zn 100 Fus Lower
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

MAIN CABIN AFT WET AREA CORROSION AT FLOOR BEAM STA 986.5 BETWEEN RBL 36'-45'<[01] REMOVED CORROSION ON MAIN CABIN AFT WET AREA AT FLOOR BEAM STA 986.5 BETWEEN RBL 36' TO RBL 45' REF SRM 51-10-02-0G.;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1;[03] PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON REWORKED AREA IAW B737 NDT P4 51-00-00 PROC.3 ; MIN THK. NOTED 0.148'<BR>TOOL USED : OLYMPUS 27MG B/C 172139 04/23;[04] THIS CORROSION IS PRESENT ON AN EXISTING REPAIR; NO REWORK IS PERMITTED ON EXISTING REPAIRS PER SRM 53-70-51-2R-4. EXISTING REPAIR NEEDS REPLACEMENT;[05] REMOVED TWO (2 EAS) INTERCOSTAL ANGLES AT FLOOR BEAM STA 986.5 RBL 40 REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[06] REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT FLOOR BEAM STA 986.5 RBL 40 REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[07] REMOVED LOWER ANGLE STA 986.5 RBL 45 REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[08] REMOVED ALL REPAIR FASTENERS AT FLOOR BEAM STA 986.5 BETWEEN RBL 30' TO RBL 45' REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[09] THIS CORROSION IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO ANOTHER CORROSION THAT IS OUT OF LIMITS AND BOTH CORROSIONS ARE LOCATED ON A SECTION OF THE FLOOR BEAM THAT HAS A PREVIOUS REPAIR WHICH WILL NEED REPLACEMENT; THEREFORE; WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED ON TASK CARD TTG8Q00H7R9S;[10] VERIFIED STEP 9. FINAL.

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