Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
August 13, 2018
Submitted
August 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30014
Aircraft time
60,901 hours, 24,029 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A812210
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 460
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

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR SILL SKIN HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION ALONG LENGTH OF OPENING. MARKED IN RED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION ON CORRODED AREAS ON FWD CARGO DOOR SILL WEB IAW B737-900 SRM 51-10-02, ORIG THICK 0.045, IAW B737-900 SRM 53-30-15-0I-1. REMAINING THICKNESS/LOWEST READING 0.037, AT STA 460+10. REMOVED 0.008, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-900 SRM 53-30-15-1A-1 TOOLING ID: UT GAUGE: T8225M. REMOVED WEB IAW B737-900 SRM 51-40-02. LOCATED AND DRILLED WEB IAW B737-900 SRM 51-40-05 AND BAC DWG 143A8330-REV A. INSTALLED NUT PLATES ON WEB IAW B737-900 SRM 51-40-02, AND BAC DWG 143A8330-REV A. INSTALLED WEB IAW B737-900 SRM 51-40-02 AND BAC DWG 143A8330 REV A.REMOVED DOT: C786.