Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 9, 2025
Submitted
January 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
32,160 hours, 9,918 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Part number
BAC1496444
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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 R/H TRANSITION PANEL HAS CORROSION FROM STA 500A TO 500F. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORR. FROM FWD PIT R/H TRANS. PNL FROM STA.500A TO 500F ORIG. THICKNESS .040 IAW B737-900 SRM 53-30-53. MAT. LOSSED .018 REMAINING THICKNESS .022 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-900 SRM 53-00-53 FROM STA. 500L TO STA. 500F, STA 500A TO STA 500C FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW B737-900 SRM 53-00-53. TOOL# T822YU DUE DATE 20/MAR/25. LOCATED AND DRILLED, COUNTER SUNKED AND DEBURRED NEW TRANS. PNL AND SPLICES IAW B737-900 SRM 51-40-05. ALODINED IAW B737-900 AMM 51-21-41. PRIMED IAW B737-900 AMM 51-21-72. REMOVED AND INSTALLED WITH NEW TRANS PNL AND SPLICES IAW B737-900 SRM 53-00-53.