Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
September 11, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30014
Aircraft time
69,503 hours, 27,931 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
147A31103
Condition
Corroded
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 AROUND VACUUM LAV EXHAUST VENT AT FS917 IS CORRODED. GROUNDED - YES. DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED SKIN IAW B737-900 SRM 53-70-01-2R-3 THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 77,931 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND 5,000 CYCLE INTERVAL W=2 O=.125 R=.097 L=3 D=.028.