Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
January 29, 2020
Submitted
February 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76254
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30779
Aircraft time
62,285 hours, 22,473 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
147A3110
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

EXTERNAL LAVATORY SYSTEM VACUUM VENT PORT: FUSELAGE SKIN HAS CORROSION THE 6 O''CLOCK POSITION OF VENT PORT CUTOUT, BETWEEN THE VENT PORT MATING FLANGE & FUSELAGE SKIN INNER SURFACE. CORROSION APROX 1.1 IN LENGTH. REF FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9721461 ELB FOR DIP ONLY. SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9721461 FOR DETAILS OF REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 53-70-01, REPAIR 3. INITIATED DIP TO DO INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN TABLE 202/REPAIR 3 AND FIGURE 203/ ADD EMP:U241073 REPAIR 3. INSECTION THRESHOLD IS 50000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER AIRPL ANE DELIVERY AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 5000 FLIGHT CYCLES. INSPE CTION METHOD IS LFEC. EXTERNAL LAVATORY SYSTEM VACUUM VENT PORT DIP PER SRM 53-70-01, REPAIR 3. INITIATED TO DO INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN TABLE 202/REPAIR 3 AND FIGURE 203. INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 50000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER AIRPL ANE DELIVERY AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 5000 FLIGHT CYCLES. INSPE CTION METHOD IS