Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 8, 2016
Submitted
December 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35182
Aircraft time
38,225 hours, 11,463 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
146A750232
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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 PIT, RT TRANSITION CORRODED AT FASTENER HOLES FROM FS 727+4 TO 767. GROUNDED - YES. BLENDED AWAY CORROSION AND CHECKED LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53-1A-2. AREA OF CORROSION 144 IN LX 3.5 IN W AND ORIG THICKNESS .040. REMOVED .006 AND REMAINING MAT'L .034 WHICH IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53-1A-2. REMOVED DAMAGED TRANSITION PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED NEW TRANSITION PANEL IAW BAC DWG 146A7500 REV A AND SRM 51-40-02 PN 146A7502-32.