Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 16, 2021
Submitted
November 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793SA
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
27888
Aircraft time
67,300 hours, 39,722 cycles
Part
Door
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

TOILET SERVICE DOOR 145AL HAS CORROSION SPOTS ON INNER AND OUTER SURFACES.(51-004) ; / [01] STARTED REMOVING CORROSION AT SERVICE DOOR 145AL ON INNER SURFACE AROUND GROUND HOLE PER B737 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0; FOUND EXFOLIATION THROUGHOUT MORE THAN 50% OF MATERIAL THICKNESS; FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER B737 SRM 52-40-01-1A-4; [02] REMOVED DAMEGE TOILET SERVICE DOOR 145AL AS PER SRM 737 51-40-02-0G-0; [03] VERIFIED STEP:1 AND 3<BR>OK TO INSTALL NEW DOOR PANEL 145 AL; [04] INSTALLED TOILET SERVICE DOOR 145AL AS PER SRM 737 51-40-02-0G-0; [05] VERIFIED 4. PENDING PAINT AND DECAL; [06] TOUCHED UP PAINT AS REQUIRED REF B-737-AMM 51-21-73-370-803; [07] CORRECTING STEP 6: TOUCHED UP PAINT AS REQUIRED AND APPLIED STENCIL REF B-737-AMM 51-21-73-370-803; [08] CORRECTION STEP 3:VERIFIED STEPS:1 AND 2; [09] VERIFIED STEP 7; [10] INSTALL NEW PLACARDS PER REF B737 AMM 11-00-00-201; [11] REMOVED AND REPLACED TOILET SERVICE DOOR 145AL PER REF B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0