What was found
AFT PIT DOOR CUTOUT FWD SHIELD PANEL IS CORRODED 100% THROUGH. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD SHIELD WITH NEW ONE IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0W=1 O=.051 R=0 L=1 D=.051.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2023
- Submitted
- August 7, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N583AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35681
- Aircraft time
- 55,904 hours, 16,356 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shield
- Part number
- 146A812712
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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