Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 6, 2018
Submitted
March 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
21,246 hours, 6,990 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
146A750220
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 SIDE TRANSITION PANEL HAS CORROSION NUMEROUS PLACE BETWEEN BS 727E AND BS727G AS MARKS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION ON AFT PIT RT TRANSITION PANEL BETWEEN STA 727E AND 727G IAW SRM 51-10-02. ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS .040. FROM STA 727E TO STA 727F+7 LOWEST READING ON MULTIPLE PLACES IS .037 WITHIN LIMITS AND FROM STA 727F+7 TO 727G LOWEST READING ON MULTIPLE PLACES IS .030,LOSS OF .010 OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION FROM STA 727D+8 TO STA 727G IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-5.