Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 12, 2014
Submitted
May 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
30022
Aircraft time
35,997 hours, 11,447 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
143A7501188
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 500b-500i
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

FWD CARGO BAY RT TRANSITION PANEL HAS KNIFE MARKS ENTIRE LENGTH OF PIT. ACFT GROUNDED. BLENDED KNIFE MARKS AND CORROSION, ORIGINAL MATERIAL .040" MAT LOSS .009 REMAINING .031 IAW SRM 53-30-53 & 53-00-53 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS TOOL T8225M. REMOVED TRANSITION PANEL FABRICATED TRANSITION ANGLE IAW BONDING DOCUMENT 143A7501, SRM 53-00-53 2R-5 ALODINED & PRIMED IAW SRM 51-20-01 AND INSTALLED PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02.