Service difficulty report · Support · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
December 24, 2021
Submitted
February 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29851
Aircraft time
59,747 hours, 35,307 cycles
Part
Support
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
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

*CORROSION** AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE FLOOR STRUCTURE AT STA-727D+5 FROM LBL-18 TO RBL-14; SPOTS OF SURFACE CORROSION. DOT#208-106 ; / [01] REMOVED CORROSION AT AFT CARGO BILGE FLOOR STRUCTURE AT STA 727D+5 FROM LBL-18 TO RBL-14 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0; [02] VERIFIED STEP 1.; [03] PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON REWORKED AREA IAW B737 NDT P4 51-00-00 PROC.3 ; MIN THK. NOTED 0.051'<BR>TOOL USED : OLYMPUS 27MG B/C 172139 04/22; [04] EVALUATED REWORKED AREA. MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.070'; MATERIAL LOST 0.019'; MATERIAL REAMINING 0.051'. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-00-53-1A-2; [05] REMOVED CORROSION AT AFT CARGO BILGE FLOOR STRUCTURE AT STA 727D+5 FROM LBL-18 TO RBL-14.FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 . FLOOR SUPPORT 'T' REPLACED; TO BE REMOVED AND INSTALLED IN ITEM TTG8Q004FPW7; [06] VERIFIED STEPS 4 AND 5.