Service difficulty report · Flange · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
September 21, 2017
Submitted
October 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
29753
Aircraft time
59,534 hours, 27,233 cycles
Part
Flange
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1088 Bulkhead
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

BULKHEAD BS 1088 OPENING FOR APU INLET UPPER MATING FLANGE IS CORRODED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-80-08-1A1, REMOVED FLANGE, FABRICATED A NEW FLANGE AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.