SDR AALA202101219011

Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: January 6, 2021
Submitted: January 22, 2021
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N964NN
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 31210
Aircraft time: 18,178 hours, 7,060 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Transition Panel
Condition: Corroded
Location: Fwd Cargo Bay
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CORROSION OF LT TRANSITION PANEL IN FWD CARGO AT STA 500B AND STR 17L, MEASURING L=1.75 IN, W=0.75 IN, D=0.023 IN. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REINFORCING SPLICE REPAIR, IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-5, AARD 51-00-05-1, AND EA310744.