Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 21, 2014
Submitted
September 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
7,426 hours, 2,374 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Part number
453A261038
Condition
Punctured
Location
Aft Cargo
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 BAY FLOOR PANEL PUNCTURED SIX INCHES FT AFT OF FWD BULKHEAD AND 16 INCHES INBD OF RT EDGE OF PANEL. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED THE FLOOR PANEL IAW AMM 25-52-10. FABRICATED A NEW FLOOR PANEL IAW DWG 453A2610, REV B. AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 25-52-10.