Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
August 2, 2012
Submitted
August 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30016
Aircraft time
41,223 hours, 15,845 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Skin
Part number
143A3232
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 500h
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

CORROSION ON BELLY SKIN FASTENER AT FRAME 500H MIDWAY BETWEEN 28R AND 28L. ACFT GROUNDED. BLENDED CORROSION (.002 MAX DEPTH). ALODINED & PRIMED AREA.