Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737990ER
FAA SDR system
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2018
- Submitted
- July 12, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41734
- Aircraft time
- 21,076 hours, 6,942 cycles
- Part
- Transition Panel
- Part number
- 146A750236
- 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 CARGO COMPT RT SIDE TRANSITION PANEL HAS CORROSION NUMEROUS PLACE AS MARK BETWEEN BS727 AND 727C. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS ORIG THICKNESS .040 REMOVED .007 REMAINING THICKNESS .033 IAW SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 & DWG BAC 1496-377. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-02, 51-40-02, SRM 53-00-53-2R5. FABRICATED ZEE CHANNEL & SPLICE PLATES IAW SRM 53-00-53 REPAIR 5. INSTALLED ZEE CHANNEL AND SPLICES IAW SRM 53-00-53.