Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 1, 2022
Submitted
November 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
57,346 hours, 17,103 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
147A31103
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 907-927
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

L/H AFT LOWER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AT TOILET DRAIN OUTLET BETWEEN BS 907 AND BS927 AND STRINGER S-21L AND STRINGER S-21L .BS907.0-BS9027.0,STR 21.0L- STR22.0L. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT LAVATORY VENT AT STA 917, BETWEEN STR-21L AND STR 22LORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.125, REMVOED 0.054", REMAINING 0.071" FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS B737-800 SRM 53-70-01-1A-1.ACCOMPLISHED A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR AT STA 910 TO STA 924, STR 21L TO STR 22L IAW B737-800 SRM 53-70-01-2R-3 REPAIR 3. THIS REPAIR HAS INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 50,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER AIRPLANE DELIVERY PER TABLE 202 OF REPAIR 3.T8224K EXP 17/OCT/23 PO#1034790.1 [P# 891789.1.