Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
October 1, 2015
Submitted
October 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28893
Aircraft time
53,972 hours, 30,578 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
654657291
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1088
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

APU TORQUE BOX CUTOUT AT 10888 BULKHEAD INBD STIFFENER FLANGE CORRODED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CORROSION AND CHECKED LIMITS, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-80-08-1A-1, FIG 11. NOTED G DETAIL VI R & R STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, PARA 4, W .75", O .070", R .056", L 2.0", D .014".