Service difficulty report · Shield · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
March 16, 2016
Submitted
March 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30016
Aircraft time
53,482 hours, 20,560 cycles
Part
Shield
Part number
146A8127Y5
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 847-867
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 AFT SHIELD ASSY BETWEEN BS 847 AND BS 867, RBL 21.0 IS CORRODED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CORROSION FROM AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AFT SHIELD ASSY FROM IAW SRM 51-10-02. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.050, MATERIAL LOSS 0.007, MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE MATERIAL LOSS 0.005, MATERIAL REMAINING 0.043. AREA OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53-1A-2. REMOVE SHIELD ASSY IAW SRM 51-40-02. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SHIELD ASSY IAW SRM 51-40-05. INSTALLED NEW SHIELD ASSY IAW SRM 51-40-02. REMOVED DOT.