What was found
AFT CARGO FWD SHIELD CORRODED STA 787 TO 767. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED DAMAGE WITH SURFACE BLEND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO FWD SHIELD I.A.W. B737-900 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. W= 1 O= .050 R= .035 L= 1 D=.015.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2025
- Submitted
- November 18, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N468AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41735
- Aircraft time
- 41,930 hours, 13,131 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shield
- Part number
- 146A8127012
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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