What was found
FWD CARGO BAY, RT TRANSITION PANEL, BS 500H TO 500L HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION OVER PREVIOUS BLENDOUTS. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSITION PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 2018
- Submitted
- February 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N319AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990
- Aircraft serial
- 33679
- Aircraft time
- 52,006 hours, 20,281 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sidewall Support
- Part number
- 143A7501167
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 500h-500l
- 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.