Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 1, 2023
Submitted
November 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
34593
Aircraft time
58,970 hours, 20,651 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
146A750233
Part serial
NA
Condition
Corroded
Location
Unknown
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

AFT PIT L/H TRANSITION PANEL STA 727D+15 TO 727H+15 IS CORRODED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED THE CORROSION FROM THE AFT PIT L/H TRANSITION PANEL AT STA 727D+15 TO727H+15 IAW B737-800 SRM 53-00-531A-2.2.D. ORIG THICKNESS IS .040" IAW B737-800 SRM 53-60-53-01-2 TABLE 2. REMOVED .011" REMAINING THICKNESS IS .029" AND IS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER B737-800 SRM 53-00-53-1A-2.4.A.(2). REPAIRED AFT PIT L/H TRANSITION PANEL FROM STA 727D+13 TO 737. IAW B737-800 SRM 53-00-53-2R-5.