What was found
RT FWD EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH CUTOUT LWR LATCH FITTING HAS CORROSION AROUND IT. REMOVED CORRODED SEAL PLATE. FORMED HEAT TREATED, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED, TOP COATED AND INSTALLED NEW SILL PLATE IAW B737 400 SRM 53 60 15.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2009
- Submitted
- April 25, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N793AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 28888
- Aircraft time
- 37,804 hours, 20,710 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- Part number
- 654692050
- 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.