Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 9, 2022
Submitted
June 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
57,302 hours, 16,999 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
146A7502
Condition
Cracked
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

FT PIT R/H TRANSITION PANEL STA 727H+15 HAS PUNCTURE. GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED AFT PIT R/H TRANSITION PANEL STA 727H+15, PUNCTURE .400" IN DIAMETER , OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-800 SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 PAR 4-A.(4). REMOVED AND FAB NEW REPAIR PART AND DOUBLER AND INSTALLED NEW AFT PIT R/H TRANSITION PANEL STA 727H+15 USING MATERIAL BAC 1496-377 7075-T62 PO: 1014538.1IAW B737-800 SRM 53-00-53-2R-5 REPAIR 5.