Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 16, 2024
Submitted
February 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
64301
Aircraft time
18,585 hours, 5,834 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
143A7501192
Part serial
NA
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 500g-500l
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

FWD PIT RIGHT SIDE TRANSITION PANEL HAS CORROSION BETWEEN BS500G AND BS500L STR25R NUMEROUS PLACE AS MARK. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION, ORIGINAL THICKNESS .040 MAT REMOVED .008 REMAINING THICKNESS .032 PANEL OUT OF LIMITS PER B737-900ER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2. ACCOMPLISHED TRANSITION REPAIR PER B737-900ER SRM 53-00-53-2R-5. APPLID CIC PER B737-900ER AMM 51-21-91MAT P#BAC1498-444 7075-T62 ZEE CHANNEL.