Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
July 1, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32542
Aircraft time
46,041 hours, 27,557 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo Floor
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: AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR STRUCTURE BS 727 THRU BS 807 LT 'Z' CHANNEL SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSION AROUND SCREW HOLES. ; / [01] REMOVED CORROSION AT L/H Z CHANNEL AS PER REF SRM -51-10-02-0G-0 [04] MEASURES: AFT SECTION FROM STA 727E TO STA 807. ORIGINAL THICKNESS .040'; MATERIAL LOST .010'; MATERIAL REMAINING .030'. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. FWD SECTION FROM STA 727 TO STA 727E. ORIGINAL THICKNESS .040' MATERIAL LOST .001'; MATERIAL REMAINING .039'. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2.; [05] VERIFIED 4. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME; [06] APPLIED TREAT AND PRIMER AT REWORKED AREA AS PER REFERENCE B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-370-801 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-804; [07] VERIFIED TREAT AND PRIMER AT FWD SECTION OF L/H ' Z' CHANNEL; [08] FABRICATED AFT CARGO L/H 'Z' CHANNEL AFT SECTION FROM 727E TO STA 847 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG # 146A7502. [10] APPLIED TREAT AND PRIMER AT FABRICATED AFT CARGO L/H 'Z' CHANNEL AFT SECTION FROM 727E TO STA 847 AS PER REF B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-370-81 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-804; [11] REMOVED CORROSION AT AFT CARGO FLOOR STRUCTURE STA 727 THRU STA 807 'Z' CHANNEL . FOUND OUT OF LIMITS THE AFT SECTION FROM STA 727E TO STA 847. <BR>FABRICATED AFT SECTION AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG # 146A7502; [12] VERIFIED FABRICATION OF AFT SECTION Z CHANNEL.