Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 16, 2013
Submitted
May 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30095
Aircraft time
36,952 hours, 15,099 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AFT CARGO, RT TRANSITION PANEL FROM STATIONS 727C+8 TO 767 HAS MULTIPLE AREAS OF CORROSION AND MULTIPLE AREAS WHERE THE TRANSITION PANEL TO FRAME ATTACH RIVETS ARE PULLING THROUGH THE TRANSITION PANEL. REPLACED THE RT HAND TRANSITION PANEL FROM STATIONS 727C+8 TO 767.