Service difficulty report · Rail · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 18, 2021
Submitted
April 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29856
Aircraft time
52,294 hours, 30,932 cycles
Part
Rail
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: CORROSION ON RAIL AT AFT CARGO BAY BS773 LBL3 WL157. ; / [01] REMOVED CORROSION ON AFT CARGO BAY RAIL BS 773 LBL3 WL 157. AREA DIMENSIONS D=0.010' X LENGTH=3' X W=0.9'. ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.063' REMAINING THICKNESS 0.053'. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 PARAGRAPH 4A(2) FIGURE 103 DETAIL A; B; C; D; AND E. DEPTH GAUGE USED ID: ATS400.; [02] VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVAL OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2; [03] PERFORMED CUT OUT ON RAIL AT AFT CARGO BAY BS773 LBL3 WL157. I.A.W SRM 53-00-53-2R-2; REPAIR 2; ALTERNATIVE 5 DETAIL F.; [04] VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVED PER SRM 53-00-53-2R-2; [05] REQUEST NDI CUT OUT FREE CRACK CONDITION ON RAIL AT AFT CARGO BAY BS773 LBL3WL157. I.A.W. SRM 53-00-53-2R-2;REPAIR 2;REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS 4; STEP E.; [06] HFEC INSPECTED RAIL CUTOUT AREA; IAW B737 NDTM P6; 51-00-00 PROC 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. TOOL ID ATS1465; N600; [07] FABRICATED; LOCATED AND DRILLED CHANNEL REPAIR ITEM #53100004-001; LOT 1461073-1; AT AFT CARGO BAY BS773 LBL3 WL 157.I.A.W SRM53-00-53-2R-2 REPAIR 2; ALTERNATIVE 5. OK TO INSTALL;