Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
January 28, 2015
Submitted
February 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28890
Aircraft time
53,072 hours, 29,632 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65454288
Condition
Corroded
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

WHILE CLEANING THE CENTER WING BOX AT STA 663.5 AT, APPROXIMATELY RBL 64 NOTICED THAT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ANOTHER HIGH LOCK IN THE AREA WOULD FLEX WHILE CLEANING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT IT WAS A POCKET THAT WAS CORRODED UNDER THE FUEL VAPOR BARRIER. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CENTER WING, SECTION UPPER SKIN CORRODED AT BS663, RBL 64 AND ACCOMPLISHED CORROSION BLEND REPAIR IAW EA NR 400, 57EA 14573. THIS IS A CAT A REPAIR. HOWEVER MFG RECOMMENDS THAT PERFORMS REPEAT VISUAL INSPECTIONS EVERY 24 MOS. TO AVOID POTENTIAL CORROSION DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE REFER TO T/C 400 57 EA 14574 FOR INSPECTIONS W 2.07, O .180, R .097, L 1.19, D .083.