Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 13, 2019
Submitted
April 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
21,664 hours, 7,095 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
143A750180
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 500c-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.

What was found

FWD CARGO PIT L/H TRANSITION PANEL HAS MULTIPLE AREAS OF CORR FROM STA 500C+14 TO 500L. GROUNDED - YES. BLENDED MULTIPLE AREAS OF CORR ON FWD CARGO PIT L/H TRANSITION PANEL AND WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737 900 ER SRM 53 00 53 1A 2 FIG 103 DETAIL D, FABRICATED NEW TRANSITION PANEL IAW B737 900 ER SRM 53 00 53 2R 5 REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSITION PANEL IAW B737 900 53 00 53 2R 5 W 2 O .040 R 0.035 L 2.00" D .005.