What was found
FWD CARGO LEFT TRANSITION PANEL CORRODED STA 500D TO 500L. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED DAMAGE, & FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND RESTORED FINISH IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-5.W=2 O= .040 R= .033 L=3 D= .007.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2025
- Submitted
- November 13, 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
- Transition Panel
- Part number
- 143A7501201
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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