Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 17, 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
None
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

FWD CARGO DOOR LOWER MAIN SILL WEB BS 455 TO BS 480 STGR 25-R; SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES WITH EVIDENCE OF SURFACE CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION ON AREAS AT FWD CARGO DOOR LOWER MAIN SILL WEB IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0. PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON REWORKED AREA. IAW NDT PART 4 51-00-00 PROCE 3. MIN THICK 0.039'. CORROSION MIN THICKNESS 0.044'. AFTER PERFORMED UT THICKNESS ON REWORKED AREAS .ORIGINAL MATERIAL 0.045' MATERIAL LOSS 0.001 MATERIAL REMAINING 0.044', FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-53-15-0L-1, FIGURE 103, DETAIL D. DIMENSION FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER ON AREAS IAW SRM 51-20-01-0G-0 & AMM 51-21-72-370-804.