Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 29, 2021
Submitted
June 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
45,080 hours, 13,329 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
147A31103
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 917 S21-22l
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

FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AROUND WASTE VACUUM EXHAUST VENT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION FROM THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 917, BETWEEN STR-21L AND STR-22L, ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.125", REMOVED 0.023", REMAINING THICKNESS 0.102" AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-800 SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. REMOVED THE BLENDING SKIN, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLERAND INSTALED REPAIR AT STA 911 TO STA924, STR-21L TO STR-22L IAW B737-800SRM 53-70-01-2R-3 REPAIR 3. THIS IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 50,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER AIRPLANE DELIVERY IAW B737-800 SRM 53-70-01-2R-3 REPAIRS TABLE 202.