Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
March 21, 2016
Submitted
April 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
33680
Aircraft time
45,793 hours, 17,529 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
146A13003
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 787
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, FUSELAGE FRAME SPLICE IS CORRODED AT BS 787, BETWEEN S25-26R. ACFT GROUNDED. CORROSION ON FRAME SPLICE IS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO LOCATION ON INNER CHORD IAW SRM 53-00-07-1A-1. R & R FRAME SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND IAW DWG 146A1262, REV.