Service difficulty report · Flange · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
December 1, 2021
Submitted
April 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32462
Aircraft time
58,698 hours, 34,771 cycles
Part
Flange
Condition
Corroded
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 APU CAVITY HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF CHORD AT B.S. 1088+13; R.B.L. 23. ACCESSED THROUGH APU INLET CAVITY. ; / [01] VERIFIED APPLICABILITY FOR ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS AT APU CAVITY HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF CHORD AT B.S. 1088+13; R.B.L. 23. ACCESSED THROUGH APU INLET CAVITY. IAW SRM 53-80-13-1A-2 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2 AND FOR IDENTIFICATION SRM 53-80-13-01-2 IDENTIFICATION 2; [02] REMOVED CORROSION ON APU CAVITY HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF CHORD AT B.S. 1088+13; R.B.L. 23. ACCESSED THROUGH APU INLET CAVITY . DIMENSIONS L: 0.500' W:0.450' IAW SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 15; [03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 1-2; [04] ACCOMPLISHED UT INSPECTION IAW NDTM D6-37239 PART 4; 51-00-00 PROC 2. LOWEST REMAINING THICKNESS IS .089. CAL I.D. ATS2031; [05] EVALUATED REWORKED AREA AT APU CAVITY HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF CHORD AT B.S. 1088+13; R.B.L. 23. ACCESSED THROUGH APU INLET CAVITY. DIMENSIONS DEPTH :0.001' ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.090' REMAINING THICKNESS : 0.089' AND FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-80-13-1A-2 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2 FIGURE 104 DETAIL C; [06] APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AND PRIMER ON REWORKED AREA IAW 53-80-13-1A-2 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2 STEP 2D; [07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 5-6