Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 29, 2019
Submitted
November 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73283
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31606
Aircraft time
52,491 hours, 18,630 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
148A861555
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

CORROSION FOUND IN APU COMPARTMENT LOWER LEFT FLANGE BETWEEN MIDDLE DOOR LATCH AND FWD DOOR LATCH NEAR NUT PLATE . REPAIRED REF ECRA5311-02282 . INITIATE A DIP TO ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 75.000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES.PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 68.000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 69.000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 75,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 68,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 69,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT SFR 1022844 WAS CREATED AND ITEM WAS REPAIRED PER ECRA 5311-0228 2 AND DIP WAS INITIATED FOR INSPECTIONS BEFORE 75000 CYCLES Q/C REVIEWED. Q/C REVIEWED. RECORDS UPDATE INIT: PLN/ENG >68,000 <69,000 TAFC T/A: 75,000 TAFC.....................LT/U224600