What was found
AFT PIT SHIELD FWD OF DOOR HAS CORROSION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT PIT SHIELD FWD OF DOOR, IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, STEP: 4.B & 5.B. (W: 1" / O: .050" / R: .040 / L: 2" / D: .010" ).
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2026
- Submitted
- August 25, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N531AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35199
- Aircraft time
- 56,205 hours, 16,944 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shield
- Part number
- 146A812712
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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