Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 10, 2018
Submitted
May 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41732
Aircraft time
21,671 hours, 7,093 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
146A750253
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Bay
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 FLOOR, RIGHT SIDE TRANSITION PANEL CORRODED NUMEROUS PLACES BS 727I + 9 - BS 747, RBL 20 - 22. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53-1A-2. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS IS 0.040 IN, REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.033 IN, REMOVED 0.007 IN. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR TO RT TRANSITION PANEL FROM APPROX STA 727K +13 TO STA 767 IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-5.