- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2024
- Submitted
- May 28, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35691
- Aircraft time
- 56,824 hours, 16,876 cycles
- Part
- Shield
- Part number
- 146A8127
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Aft Cargo
- 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 DOOR SURROUND FWD SHIELD HAS CORROSION. GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED AFT PIT FWD SHIELD ORIG THICKNESS IS .050" IAW B737-800 SRM 53-60-15-0I-1 REMOVED .007" REMAINING .043" AND IS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-800 SRM 53-60-15-1A-1 4.G.2 TOOL# T8224K DUE: 25/OCT/24.REMOVED & REPLACED IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-02 & BAC DWG 146A0081 SHEET 40 REV:A.