Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 12, 2016
Submitted
January 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
36,822 hours, 10,797 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
146A7502
Condition
Corroded
Location
Transition Panel
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 COMPARTMENT FLOOR AREA TRANSITION PANEL LOWER PLATE UPPER SURFACE HAS CORROSION AT BS 727I+6 , STR 25R AND STR 26R. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CORROSION FROM AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT TRANSITION PANEL LOWER PLATE UPPER SURFACE BS727I+6, STR 25R AND 26R. ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS0.040 IAW DWG BAC 1496-377. REMAINING MATERIAL IS 0.025. LOST MATERIAL 0.015. THE AREA WAS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-02. DRILLED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-00-53-R2. THEN ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-20-01. THE NEW DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-53-R2. UT 8225V. REMOVED DOT K816.