Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 25, 2021
Submitted
February 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
20,159 hours, 6,469 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
143A7501101
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

FORWARD CARGO TRANSITION PANEL AT LBL 25 CORRODED BETWEEN STA 500D AND STA 500L. GROUNDED - YES. BLENDED CORROSION IAW B737-900ER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 PT.15 DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-900ER SRM 53-00-53-1A-1. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA IAW B737-900ER SRM 53-00-53-2R-5 REPAIR 5 W=1.00 O=.040 R=.027 L=6.00 D=.013.